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Tara Sheppard has completed her Master's of Marriage and Family Therapy Degree from University of Winnipeg, and completed a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology from University of British Columbia.
Over the course of her counselling career of 16 years, she has developed excellent assessment and therapy skills for individuals, couple, families and groups coping with a variety of issues such as parent-child conflict, traumatic grief & loss, abandonment, infertility, adoption, abuse, addictions, self harm, mental health, blended family/divorce, infidelity, racism, homophobia, immigration and refugee stress.
Tara Sheppard is a member of several professional affiliations, including the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, Manitoba Association of Marriage & Family Therapists, Infertility Awareness Association of Canada, Canadian Fertility & Andrology Society, Manitoba Satir Institute, and International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
Tara Sheppard is an approved therapy provider for FNIHB, Victim Services and some Blue Cross insurance plans. Tara is also an external therapist for Aurora Family Therapy Centre Immigrant Program, and Counsellor for Heartland Fertility & Gynecology Clinic.
Tara has several academic achievements that include teaching at University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, and Red River College. She has been honoured with a Manitoba Graduate Research Scholarship, Ron Con Memorial Award and Kwantlen College Entrance Scholarship. Tara has also published an article about Stepfamilies and Infertility in Creating Families, a Canadian Magazine for Reproductive Health, Fall 2010.
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