Prior to her advancement in the field of Women’s Health, Shaindel received her BSN in psychology and worked as an inpatient psychiatric nurse with a focus on group work. Her commitment to view each person through the lens of their whole personhood – mind, body and soul – has kept her pursuing a career that supports this holistic approach. Over the years of caring for and educating women, she discovered that the most impactful interventions on both quality of life and physical health were rooted in the care of the emotional and mental health needs of her patients. This was true whether she met them as a Nurse Midwife, Doula, Hypnobabies Instructor, Yoga teacher or now, as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She continues to be passionate about supporting and empowering women, promoting perinatal mental wellness, and walking with women through their life transitions.

 

Shaindel’s vision in her treatment of individuals is truly integrated and multi-layered. The body, mind and emotions are interwoven and manifest illness in a multiplicity of ways that are interconnected and multifactorial. From this vantage point of the person’s wholeness, Shaindel believes profound multi-system healing is supported and possible.