Sheila Rubin, MA, LMFT, RDT/BCT

Sheila Rubin, is a leading authority on Healing Shame. She co-created the Healing Shame – Lyon/Rubin method and has delivered talks, presentations and workshops across the country and around the world, at conferences from Canada to Romania, for over 30 years.

Sheila is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Drama Therapist and a Board Certified Trainer. She has developed therapy techniques that integrate AEDP, EFT, drama therapy and somatic therapy to work with the
all-pervasive shame and trauma that underlie eating disorders, addictions and toxic family dynamics. She has served as adjunct faculty for the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Drama Therapy Program and JFK University’s Somatic Psychology Department. Her expertise, teaching, and writing contributions have been featured in numerous publications, including seven books. 

Sheila offers therapy through her private practice in Berkeley and online and also offers consultation to therapists.