Heal WITH havening®
You've understood your patterns for years. Yet understanding hasn't been enough to release them.
Havening® is a gentle, research-backed technique that helps your body let go of what your mind has already tried to think its way through. It works with stress and old emotional charge stored in the nervous system, sometimes long before you had words for what happened to you.
Developed by neuroscientist Dr. Ronald Ruden, Havening® uses soothing touch and gentle distraction to help the brain unhook old stress responses from old memories. It's where neuroscience meets nervous system care. Hard science, soft healing. This is where I live.
Disclaimer: Havening Techniques® are considered a complementary and alternative modality (CAM). They are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, or advice. If you have or suspect you may have a medical or mental health condition, please consult a licensed healthcare professional. Participation in Havening is voluntary, and results may vary.
Why This Work Matters to Me
I had to go through my own becoming before I could help others do this. The Havening, the breath-work, the coherence work, all of it came from finding my own way back first.
What I want for you is simple underneath all the science. I want you to remember your own connection to Source. Your own light. Your own power. Your own knowing, the kind that was never lost, just buried under old wiring that was never really yours to begin with.
Why I Trust This Work
I've spent years unwinding the onion. Climbing the spiral. Trying to get to the root cause of patterns, reactions, responses.
I'd get so tired of feeling like I was revisiting the same thing over and over again. It gets old. It's frustrating. Sometimes it's exhausting.
I've explored them all, every modality, every approach, every promise of finally getting underneath it. My personal experience with Havening is that it gets to the source faster than anything I've ever used. It just works. It's the quickest, fastest way I've found to deal with source issues that seemed permanently stuck.
I use it on myself all the time.
And I've watched it happen in others. Clients releasing something that had been intertwined in their nervous system for years, something they didn't even know how to begin moving past. One session, and it's just gone. Not managed. Released.
That's why I do this work. Not because it's interesting. Because it's fast, and it's real, and I've felt it change my own life enough times to trust it completely.
What Can Havening Help With?
If you're carrying emotional residue your mind has already tried to resolve, Havening might be the next step. People come to this work for:
Old memories that still carry a charge
Looping thoughts that won't quiet down
Triggers that feel bigger than the moment that set them off
Fear of speaking, creating, or being seen
That thing you thought you were over, yet your body never got the memo
Whether it's a whisper or a roar underneath, Havening invites your nervous system to soften and respond differently.
What Happens in a Session?
You'll be guided to gently touch your arms, face, or hands in a simple rhythmic way.
You'll briefly bring to mind a memory, belief, or emotion you'd like to soften.
Then, while your body stays in that soothing touch, you'll gently distract your brain, maybe counting, telling a story, picturing somewhere peaceful.
Your nervous system starts to downshift. Your brain gets the signal it's been waiting for. We're safe now. It's okay to let this go.
It's simple. Yet it's not small.
Would you like to create something new, somewhere you've struggled to bring an idea to life or move forward? Havening can help anchor new ways of thinking and being by supporting new neural pathways in the body, not just new ideas in the mind.
“I had a Havening session with Sheila during a period of deep mental distress, when I was struggling with depression and insomnia. The session helped me break the mental–emotional loop that was keeping me stuck. For two weeks prior, I had been crying daily, overwhelmed by sadness and insecurity. The session with Sheila was not only effective in creating a sense of safety that allowed me to release the behavioral pattern and old memories, but it also helped heal the childhood memory at the root of my distress. I highly recommend Sheila as a deep caring practitioner, and I also strongly recommend the Havening method itself for who seeks healing of deep emotional/mental wounds.”
“Sheila helped me learn how to think of a situation that is hard for me (I chose a hard one!) and she taught me how to gently touch my arms rhythmically which got me out of my brain (ruminating a zillion unhelpful thoughts). After our Havening session, I was able to remember that when I had a hard moment. It was SUPER helpful that I could do it quickly and felt the change right away. I look forward to working with her again to go even deeper with it.”
“I had a Havening session with Sheila last week and it was truly a beautiful experience.
Sheila was deeply intuitive and incredibly supportive throughout, guiding me to connect with my truth and the understanding of my experiences. She introduced me to a simple yet powerful technique to calm my nervous system, something no other method had ever been able to do for me before. I left the session feeling grounded, cared for, and very grateful.
Thank you so much dear Sheila 🙏🏽✨”
“Before my Havenly session, I was feeling completely overwhelmed, emotionally drained,—agitated, upset, and disconnected from myself, like my mind and body were stuck in overdrive. But the moment I entered the space, I felt held.
The space felt safe, intentional, and deeply nurturing. As I moved through the experience, I could feel the tension melting away. By the end, I was calm, grounded, and more at peace than I’d felt in days. It was like my nervous system finally exhaled. I’m so grateful for this beautiful reset—it was exactly what I needed. ✨ I also walked away with affirmations from our sessions that I carry on my person, at home, and at work, to read when those feelings sneak up on me. If you’re seeking a gentle reset or a way to come back home to yourself, this is it. 🌿 ”
“I found the experience of my Havening session very profound. Not knowing what to expect, Sheila led me through a simple practice that fully shifted a memory and core belief that I had. Now, when I think of this belief, I realize that it isn’t true. Not only that, the childhood memory holds almost no charge. It doesn’t feel painful in the way that it used to. I fully recommend this practice to anyone who is looking to shift something in their life.”
“I had the wonderful opportunity to experience a Havening session with Sheila Franzen. Sheila is a compassionate, caring, and intuitive coach. I felt safe and comfortable for the entire session. Our society these days is very frenetic, and it’s easy for our nervous systems to be running on overdrive most of the time. I also learned about patterns of thought that can trigger a fight or flight response. Our brain does not know the difference between real and imagined stimuli. Sheila shared techniques and tools that I use frequently, if not daily, to help bring me back to a sense of calm and grounded presence. I highly recommend Havening with Sheila to learn how to regain control of your nervous system and enjoy a more centred and empowered daily life.”
“The Havening session I recently had with Sheila was a truly wonderful experience. I was quite nervous to begin with but Sheila had me quickly feeling at ease.
I felt safe to tell her of some of my life experiences that previously I had only spoken about with my wife. With the Havening techniques I am slowly learning how to think when a situation arises and to stop negative responses. Thank you so much Sheila”
“Sheila is amazing, she made me feel completely safe and supported during the Havening process.
Life is simply more relaxed since my session with Sheila – I’m less caught up in other people’s feelings and simply look at what needs to be done – with love. If anything, I’m looking deeper to see the joy. I don’t need to fix anything or race to keep up.
I am receiving more timely guidance from HS and feeling joyful and creative 💛. ”
“Sheila’s Havening sessions offered a powerful combination of feeling completely safe while also being direct and effective in getting to the heart of whatever issue I was facing. This was all done with a gentleness and fluidity that made it very easy and enjoyable for me. I was able to reconnect to some deeply held values and came out of the sessions energized yet calm and grounded.”
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