Shawnee Schmid
Shawnee is a Clinical Psychotherapist from Southern Sydney passionate about using expressive art methods to reveal the the natural path to healing.
Shawnee has a Bachelor in Counselling and is a Internal Family Systems Therapist (IFS), an evidenced based non-pathologising model that is very effective in working with healing the impacts of Trauma. IFS describes the inner emotional and psychological world as a system of multiple Parts. The model believes issues with mental health are the result of the internal system becoming out of balance, not because there is something wrong with us, and not directly from what happened to us, but rather, from the extreme adaptions our internal parts made to survive. IFS provides a curious and compassionately-led pathway toward Self-Leadership. A process of uncovering the adaptions or extreme activities Parts were forced into to survive. IFS provide a safe space for witnessing, unburdening, and reconnecting Parts with their original gifts and wisdom; restoring balance and wholeness.
Shawnee is also a SoulCollage (c) Facilitator. A fun self-reflection method that uses collage to mirror back our inner wisdom and is beautifully compatible with IFS.
Shawnee shares various expressive art methods that she has found helpful across her lifetime that has support her own healing journey. Since childhood, Shawnee has used dance, singing, painting, drawing, photography, drama, collage and sewing to connect with herself and others, and gain understanding of the world around her.
Shawnee began her career as a Picture Editor in magazine publishing, and stock libraries in Sydney and London. Shawnee has also worked as a professional singer for over 20yrs.
For the past 7yrs, Shawnee has been working with families impacted by Domestic Violence at a women’s crisis service and has recently moved into prevention work as a Primary School Counsellor. Shawnee also works in Private Practice: Reeds & Sky Psychotherapy and Counselling with individuals, groups, online events, and retreats.
Shawnee presents: My Brave Space. An introduction workshop that incorporates various expressive art methods including an introduction to SoulCollage (c), Intuitive drawing, singing and movement; overlaid with Internal Family Systems Therapy aimed at reclaiming self-trust and authenticity.
“A Brave Space is the healing space between Fear as it journeys toward Courage. The space where we welcome the healing process… just as it is, non-judgementally, with compassion”
(Shawnee Schmid, 2021)
People can find me:
Reeds and Sky on Facebook and Instagram.
Thank you for the opportunity.
Kind regards
Shawnee Schmid