Elena Sherwood

Elena Sherwood received her BSW from Ryerson in Toronto, an MSW from University of Manitoba, and a PhD from the University of Calgary. She has done much to further the study of Canadian military couples and is a peer-reviewed sole author in the Clinical Social Work Journal. With basic and advanced training in CBT, EMDR and EFCT she has over 30 years of clinical expertise. She maintains a small practice; however, to make room for her obsession with the word real she ran two empowering Facebook groups called “To Be Real!”, and grads are now fully invested in her ongoing group called “Keeping It Real”. You’ll find her hanging out in her favourite place, “Being Real with That Therapist Chick”, her podcast Dr Elena – That Therapist Chick, or blogging at dr-elena.com.

Mostly though, she’s donned in denim coveralls playing with colour in all mediums; Cricut, 5D diamond painting, and upcycling are the top contenders, all approached with a mid-century-modern-boho flair. She lives in Greely, Ontario with her husband, her intermittently present sons, and her rescues (a kind-hearted shepherd/doberman and mean boss tabby).

Author photo by Elizabeth & Jane Photography