Sherma Jeffrey-Ryan is an experienced educator, counsellor, and community leader with over 25 years of experience supporting children, youth, adults, and families. She is passionate about helping individuals overcome challenges, build resilience, and achieve their personal, educational, and life goals.

Sherma holds a Master of Education, a Bachelor of Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Psychology, and a Master of Counselling. She is also Certified Counsellor and an Alberta Certified Teacher with extensive experience in diverse learning, ESL education, assessment, and student support.

Throughout her career, Sherma has worked with individuals from diverse cultural, social, and economic backgrounds. Her experience includes supporting clients with anxiety, depression, ADHD, learning difficulties, family conflict, self-esteem concerns, stress management, grief and loss, and life transitions.

Sherma's counselling approach is warm, compassionate, client-centred, and strengths-based. She integrates evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Family Systems approaches to help clients identify practical solutions and create meaningful change.

In addition to her counselling work, Sherma is the founder of the Calgary Learning Institute and President of the Calgary International Learning Institute, where she has dedicated many years to supporting education, mental health, community development, and lifelong learning.

Sherma believes that every person possesses unique strengths and the capacity for growth, healing, and transformation. Her goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment where clients feel heard, valued, and empowered to move forward with confidence and hope.

CLI Counselling & Wellness Centre