Shellie Honarvar

Shellie Honarvar, a content expert in the neurobiology of trauma and trauma-informed care, has dedicated her career to community building and conflict mediation through education, science, and history. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Shellie settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after completing her undergraduate degree at Duquesne University, where she studied Sociology with a concentration in Social Policy and Justice. Furthering her academic career, Shellie received her Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work in 2010 with a concentration in community organizing, despite her primary emphasis on clinical work during this time. At the moment Shellie is finishing up her doctorate degree in Social Welfare at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Applied Social Science in Cleveland, Ohio. She also works currently as a therapist specializing in trauma and the neurobiology of trauma, trauma-informed care, and trauma healing initiatives. Shellie formerly co-founded Peace of Time Wellness, an integrative trauma-healing mind/body space. Shellie had stepped back from clinical work upon entering her doctoral program to focus more on training, lecturing, and academia, while simultaneously conducting research on dismantling some of the oppressive structures that are encountered today.