Credentials & Training · PESI Canada
PESI-Trained Therapy in British Columbia
Continuing education is how therapists stay grounded in what research actually shows — not just what they learned in school years ago. Mohamad holds PESI Canada training in Advanced EMDR, CBT, Gottman Method, and addictions counselling.
What is PESI Canada?
PESI Canada is one of the largest continuing education providers for mental health professionals in North America. It delivers evidence-based training, seminars, and certification programs to therapists, social workers, psychologists, and counsellors — helping clinicians stay current with the latest research and treatment approaches long after their formal education ends.
PESI-affiliated training is recognized across the profession as a mark of a practitioner who takes their ongoing development seriously. When you see a therapist with PESI training, it means they've gone back to deepen their skills in specific areas — trauma, grief, relationships, addictions — through structured, clinically rigorous programs vetted by professional licensing bodies.
For clients, this matters. It means the approaches your therapist uses aren't simply based on what felt intuitive — they're grounded in current research and refined through post-graduate clinical training.
Mohamad's PESI-affiliated training
As TEO's founder and lead therapist, Mohamad Shabib has pursued PESI Canada continuing education in several areas that are central to the work he does every day. These aren't peripheral additions — each training directly shapes how he shows up with clients.
Advanced EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — one of the most well-researched trauma therapies available, with strong endorsement from the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and the American Psychological Association.
Learn more about EMDR therapy →CBT Levels 1 & 2 (Trauma Focus)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with a specific focus on trauma applications — helping clients recognize and shift thought patterns that developed as survival responses.
Gottman Method Couples Therapy — Levels 1 & 2
Grounded in over four decades of relationship research from the Gottman Institute, this approach gives couples concrete skills for repair, connection, and long-term resilience.
Learn about Gottman Method →Addictions Counselling
Supporting clients navigating substance use alongside other mental health concerns — recognizing that addiction and trauma are closely linked for many people.
Learn about addictions recovery →Why this matters for your care
Therapy isn't one-size-fits-all. Different people carry different kinds of pain — childhood trauma, relationship rupture, grief, anxiety that won't let go — and effective care requires a clinician who has genuinely studied the approaches that research shows work best for each.
At TEO, you're not receiving a generic "talk therapy" experience. Mohamad integrates multiple evidence-based approaches, adapting to what your nervous system and your story actually need. His PESI training is part of what makes that flexibility possible — a commitment to staying grounded in what the science says, while never losing sight of the human in front of him.
This is consistent with what leading mental health organizations recommend. The American Psychological Association and EMDRIA both emphasize the importance of ongoing training for trauma-specialized practitioners — and PESI-level continuing education is recognized as meeting that standard.
Mohamad's full credentials include:
- ✓ Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) — CCPA
- ✓ Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) — CRPO
- ✓ Certified Addictions Counsellor — CACCF
- ✓ MACP, Yorkville University
- ✓ Advanced EMDR, IFS, Gottman Method (Levels 1 & 2)
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