Counseling

 
 

Shanti O’Connor, MS, NCC

Shanti O'Connor is a holistic therapist for the mind, body, and spirit. She has a MS in Counseling, she is a nationally certified counselor, a licensed teacher, hypnotherapist, a Transformational Energy Medicine Practitioner, a TRE teacher,  a Yoga Teacher, Pranic Healer and Reiki Master. For over 15 years Shanti has been working in Bend as a therapist providing one-on-one counseling, women’s groups, energy healing, and retreats. She has specialized training in trauma, pre and postpartum mental health, somatic and mindfulness healing techniques, and dynamic group processes.

Shanti’s approach to healing is grounded, practical, collaborative, straightforward and compassionate. Her practice is grounded in deep presence, mindfulness techniques and is solution focused. Her clients walk away feeling seen and heard with new tools to approach life’s stages and cycles.

Shanti works with all types of people from men and women, to children, couples, and LGBTQIA community. 

Some issues Shanti helps her clients with are,

  • grief

  • trauma healing

  • major life transitions

  • dissolution of an intimate partnership

  • perinatal mental health

  • low self-esteem

  • sexaul trauma

  • birth trauma

  • sex therapy

  • LGBTQIAt

  • anxiety and depression.

  • couples counseling

  • Ethical Non Monogamy (ENM)

  • Polyamory


There are 2 options for sessions, both are cash pay

1.Contact Hawthorn Healing Arts to schedule an appointment

(541) 330-0334

Hawthorn Sessions are $150

2. Contact Shanti directly at 541-306-8466.

If you schedule directly through Shanti sessions are $100

Sex therapy

Sex therapy is a type of talk therapy designed to help individuals and couples experiencing issues achieving sexual satisfaction.

Physical, psychological, and emotional factors can all cause sexual challenges. The goal of a sex therapy session is to help a person or couple address these issues and obtain a more fulfilling sex life.

Sex therapy does not involve sexual contact between clients and therapist.

Generally, the client and sex therapist discuss any experiences, emotions, and concerns that may contribute to the client’s sexual dissatisfaction and challenges. They will also work on coping mechanisms to help them build a more satisfying sex life.

Sex therapists might also give their clients “homework.” This may vary depending on the individual or couple and can include assignments designed to increase sexual education and improve communication between partners. Sex therapists also may assign sexual experimentation and sensate focus homework.