Shari Geller

Shari Geller, PhD, a leader in the field of therapeutic presence, is founder and co-director of the Centre for MindBody Health in Toronto. A certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher who has been weaving psychology and mindfulness since the 1990s, Dr. Geller teaches internationally and has published several books, as well as book chapters and articles. She serves on the teaching faculty in Health Psychology at York University and is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto, in association with the Music and Health Research Collaboratory. Dr. Geller is a faculty member of the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy Certificate Program offered by the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, and is chair of the Membership and Networking Committee of the International Society for Emotion Focused Therapy. She loves playing the handpan and drumming, and founded the Therapeutic Rhythm and Mindfulness program.