Dr. Sylva is not only a counselor in private practice, but she is also a speaker and author.
As a guest lecturer, she has spoken at international corporate events, with audiences of health care professionals and the general public. She has been honored to share a stage with Don Miguel Ruiz, Marcy Shimoff, Janet Attwood, Mary Morrissey, Phil Town, and many others.
As a writer, Dr. Sylva co-authored a NY Times best selling book with Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood, called Your Hidden Riches: Unleashing the Power of Ritual to Create a Life of Meaning and Purpose. She has contributed to other publications and has penned numerous articles.
Dr. Sylva also serves as the Chief Inspiration Officer and Executive Director of the I AM Foundation (www.iamfoundation.org), a 501c3 educational nonprofit with the mission to empower the most vulnerable children and adults worldwide through self-esteem, literacy, resiliency education, and social entrepreneurship training, helping them to build skills for life.
In the past, Dr. Sylva has worked with top corporate executives to develop programs for Fortune 100-500 Companies, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amway, Prudential, Deloitte & Touche, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Herbalife, and ARCO.
Dr. Sylva received her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and Health Sciences and a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology with a specialty in Health Promotion from the University of Michigan and her PhD in Psychoneurology and Integrative Healing from Beurin University. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychoneurology (#U5596304CPN) and a Member of the American Board of Psychoneurology. She also holds numerous certifications, including NLP, Hypnotherapy, Kundalini Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and is a Certified Passion Test and Strategic Synchronicity Facilitator.
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