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Free 20 minute Consultation!
 
Dr. Shinaver offers a free 20 minute consultation either over the phone or in person. This will give you an opportunity to connect with him and get a sense of his style. Also, he can provide you initial feedback as to whether you needs would be better met with coaching or counseling.
 
4 Session HeartMath Programs: An Introductory Service/Product.
 

HeartMath programs provide an unusually useful coaching approach. This is because these programs allow you to develop excellent stress management skills in a time limited format. Regardles of whether you continue with Dr. Shinaver in counseling or coaching this will give you skills and if you buy the emWave® PC or the emWave Personal Stress Reliever® technology you will have a home-based system to continue to improve in your stress management techniques. Then through consultation with Dr. Shinaver you can decide whether to continue on with counseling or coaching.

This 4 session format is the least expensive way to begin work with Dr. Shinaver. It is a coaching format, but because the work is focused upon stress management a more lengthy and detailed initial session is not the focus of this approach. Instead you get right to work on dealing with stress management in the first session. For those of you on a more limited budget and eager to focus upon stress management this is the way to go.
 
Why did Dr. Shinaver become a licensed 1 on 1 Provider for HeartMath and why does it matter to you?
 
This is a question Dr. Shinaver posed to himself after he had used the HeartMath technology for about 2 years.  What is the difference between using the technology and using the HeartMath workbooks and techniques?
 
Obviously after extensive training and education as a clinical psychologist such training seemed unnecessary in some ways.  However, the appeal was in the fact that this would allow Dr. Shinaver to use the workbooks provided only to a licensed 1 on 1 provider with clients.  These workbooks are quite useful in putting the techniques of HeartMath into a structure which actually deepens the use of these tools.  In many respects this is the greatest appeal.  Although any licensed health care provider can use the technology of the emWave  PC or the emWave Personal Stress Reliever  only the licensed 1 on 1 provider can use the workbooks which elaborate the broad range of interesting and effective techniques provided by HeartMath .  This is why it matters to you.  This more elaborate integration of these tools into your life is what will make the difference.
 
Why does the combination of HeartMath Technology and Techniques with Dr. Shinaver’s skill and experience make this a unique opportunity for you?
 

First the 4 session workbook format is helpful.  The simplicity and initial ease of use of this technology is deceiving in that sometimes people think that if they can achieve a fair amount of coherence the first time or two the use of these techniques and technology is no big deal.  That is simply not the case. 

 
The issue is the integration of these skills.  This is done best over this finite number of sessions with someone who gives you undivided attention who has a high level of clinical skill.  This is why HeartMath licenses providers to work one on one with people in the first place.  Dr. Shinaver is a seasoned clinician who has worked with people who have been extremely stressed, depressed and traumatized  so he understands the whole continuum of anxiety and stress in a way that is unique to his experience and training.  However, keep in mind that you must actually apply the techniques.
 
As a matter of fact, Dr. Shinaver had done a decent amount of meditation himself and getting to high coherence at level 2 was indeed quite easy for him even at his first use. 
 
However, achieving coherence at level 3  and was more challenging and level 4 even more so. Yet, this was not the most important issue. 
 
The most important issue is the integration of HeartMath techniques into daily life.  When Dr. Shinaver was required to have 4 sessions of coaching with another one on one licensed provider and to work through the workbook himself – this had an impact.  He found that his own emotional behaviors that seemed somewhat entrenched were addressed and improved.  This is an example of Dr. Shinaver walking the walk.  He has used these products and continues to do so.
 

What is the product Dr. Shinaver offers? Stress Management Coaching in a 4 session format structured with HeartMath® workbooks using HeartMath® technology and techniques.
 
So, what exactly is offered here?
 

Personalized Instruction in the HeartMath System With Dr. Shinaver. Here are the details:

 

Learn how to enhance your overall sense of well-being, reduce stress and improve performance with Dr.  Shinaver. Choose from one of three comprehensive courses that combine instruction, customized coaching and exercises to anchor what you learn into everyday life. How you work through the course and apply the specific topics and tools is based on your own specific needs and goals.
 

Course Options: Voyage to Heart Intelligence for personal development; Personal Journey to Health for health and well being; and Strategies for Coherence Performance for improved performance.
Each course includes a workbook available only from your HeartMath Provider.
 

Course topics include:
 

• Core Values- Discover the heart of who you are and what you want most in your life.
• Stress- Identify what blocks you from the life you want to live, your personal dreams, mission and goals.
• The Emotional Landscape- Learn the scientific underpinning of the HeartMath System.
• Neutral- Learn how to disengage from the negative impact stress has on your body and mind.
• Quick Coherence Technique- Learn the fundamental technique in the HeartMath System for achieving physical, mental and emotional balance.
• Heart Lock-in Technique- Learn a technique to restore nervous system health, increase energy levels and improve your overall sense of well being.
• Freeze-Frame Technique- Learn how to improve mental acuity and problem solving skills.
• Coherent Communication- Learn how to enhance your relationships and how to reduce the stress that results from miscommunication.
• Heart Mapping Technique- Learn how to bring more creativity and out of the box thinking to your plans and projects.
• Optional: emWave technology- Learn how to use HeartMath’s “ It should be: “HeartMath ’s”
 
 
For more information call Dr. Shinaver and set up an appointment with him 317-337-9227. Or e-mail him at charles.shinaver@gmail.com
 
 
Does this work with diagnosable disorders or business people or athletes?
 
Dr. Shinaver has used these techniques with business people, athletes, adults, adolescents and children.  Patients who have experienced trauma, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and those who want to reach peak performance have used these products with Dr. Shinaver. They have all made progress.  Obviously those people with diagnosable disorders need counseling too and Dr. Shinaver provides that as well.  Don's dismiss this as hype. Those who have experienced extreme stress or trauma need other help too, but this is a great place to start.
 

All have found a place to begin progress with these tools.

 

What is really cool about the emWave PC is that it graphically depicts the oscillation of your heart rate varying over time. This is cool to watch. As you make it smoother your coherence goes up to medium or high and you start to feel better, calmer, more relaxed and more clear-headed. It is a great first step in beginning to use biofeedback in your daily life.

 
Being trained as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Shinaver is very driven by research and proof. It takes a lot to convince him.  There has to be research evidence first, which HeartMath   has. But that is only the first layer. Then Dr. Shinaver has to then see the products work for him.   They do.
 
However, what is critical with these products as with most psychological interventions is that they only work if you apply them. So, if you plan to buy a book or the emWave , but you will simply set it on the shelf then don't do it. If you want to investigate an effective way to manage anxiety then go and buy these products, but use them. Use them consistently.
 
These products definitely help those seeking personal growth and those who want to get a much better grasp of their emotional health and smoothing the ups and downs and those who want to get in the ‘zone’.
 

For those who seek peak performance this tool are ideal. I have worked with a range of people using these tools from preteen boys, to teenage girls, to middle aged adults who own companies. These tools help. The tools were originally developed to aid athletes in getting in the 'zone' for optimal or peak performance, but it has been found that they help with a variety of other health issues, namely managing stress.

 

What is really helpful about the emWave PC is that it gives a person instantaneous feedback about whether or not they are actually relaxing.

 
This quantitative feedback is what really appeals to a research-trained mind and a person interested in immediate performance feedback that is relevant in clinical, athletic and performance situations. 
 

There are a variety of breathing and relaxation techniques, but with the feedback you know whether you are actually calming down.

 
People can take these products home and hone this skill. That is a critical point. In a way it is like taking a therapist home.  However, what is most potent is the combination of Dr. Shinaver taking his clinical and coaching acumen and focusing upon you as you work through this program.  Then you can go home and practice it in calm situations as well as ‘live’ situations when you are under duress.
 
So, if you are not ready to go into therapy, but do want a practical skill and feedback about whether or not you are using the skill effectively this is for you.
 

If you want a short format for trying out coaching in which you get a new critical skill set for managing anxiety, then this is for you.
 
So if you are tired of living in fear, stress and anxiety. It is time to take action.   Call Dr. Shinaver and set up an appointment with him 317-337-9227. Or e-mail him at charles.shinaver@gmail.com
 
Click below and learn more about the emWave personal stress reliever.
 
 
emWave PSR
 
Here is the thing that is cool about the emWave  PSR above: You can do stuff while you have it on. If you get the extra ear sensor you clip the emWave to your belt and the ear clip to your ear and then you work in your office.  Use it to manage your anxiety and energy while doing annoying or frustrating activities in the office.  This will keep you in a better mood than getting stuck under a mound of work and becoming more and more frustrated.  This saves energy.  With the emWave you can move at a more reasonable pace and make the challenge to stay in medium or high while doing tasks you dislike.   One client uses this when he is out in the field to calm down during breaks or before he has to return nasty phone calls. Its portability allows for you to be more active while you use it and helps you to get into the ZONE while in the field or in the midst of your daily life. Check it out. It basically looks kind of like a sleek iPod with a light on it. Pretty unobtrusive. Pretty COOL.
 
Click the picture above to go to the HeartMath store and check these out.
 
To place your order for Overcoming Emotional Chaos click here.
 
Entrainment devices:
 

1.  Alpha-Stim $495 rent to own agreement. This Cranial electrical Stimulation or CES tool helps with a variety of problems ranging from headaches to anxiety.
2.  Rental of the proshi can be done for $250 a month. A rent to own agreement can be arranged or you can buy the p-roshi from Dr. Shinaver.
3.  Go to this website: to learn more about "proshi" This is a very interesting visual entrainment machine that I find essentially puts me in a meditative-like state that is very restorative. It has been used with ADHD, and anxiety among other problems.

 
 
Captain's Log from BrainTrain.com
 
This is a cognitive training program. The way this works is that a family would take out a 6 month or 1 year lease to use the program. Contact www.braintrain.com for the prices for a 6 month or 1 year contract, but you must lease through a licensed clinician like Dr. Shinaver. You must do a minimum of 30 minutes a day for 5 days a week or you may do up to 2 hours a day for 5 days a week. This program requires a minimum of 20 hours to see an impact. The appeal of this approach is that you load it onto your computer and you do this program at home.  Dr. Shinaver has to ‘prescribe’ this approach.  What this means is that you need to come to him for an assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  This includes a clinical interview, computerized testing and rating scales completed by significant others (parents & teachers for adolescents and significant others for adults).  If through the assessment Dr. Shinaver finds that you or your child has ADHD then you can begin this intervention.
 

Call Dr. Shinaver at 317-337-9227 or e-mail him at charles.shinaver@gmail.com
"Close the gap between where you are and where you want to be."

 
Dr. Charles Shinaver III, Ph.D. is located in Carmel, IN.
 
Dr. Charles Shinaver III, Ph.D. Specializes in Indiana Psychologist, Carmel IN Therapist, Indianapolis HeartMath Provider, and IN Heart Rate Variability, Coaching, Life Coaching, Business Coaching.
 
HeartMath, Freeze-Frame, Heart Lock-in and Heart Mapping are registered trademarks of the Institute of HeartMath. Quick Coherence is a registered trademark of Doc Childre. emWave  and Personal Stress Reliever are registered trademarks of Quantum Intech, Inc.
 
Charles Shinaver III, Ph.D. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Copyright 2008.