Our Story
Dr. Sheila Cordazzo
Dr. Sheila T. D. Cordazzo, Ph.D. is the founder of Cordazzo Psychology and a registered Psychologist with more than 25 years of experience working with children, teenagers, families and adults regarding different issues to improve their mental and emotional wellbeing. She originally hails from Brazil where she worked as a Registered Psychologist in private practice and in school environments.
Her career also includes a specialization in Psycho-education and experience working with ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Autism, and other cognitive and developmental issues. Using evidence-based approaches, Dr. Cordazzo works with clients who have battled with their struggles in a compassionate and multicultural approach. Dr. Cordazzo is registered with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) and is a member of Psychologists' Association of Alberta, Canada. Currently Dr. Cordazzo is seeing her clients at Synergea Family Health Centre located in NW Calgary.
Dr. Cordazzo provides psychological services in English and Portuguese for children, teenagers and adults.
Lana Lawrence
Lana is a Registered Social Worker with over 10 years of experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families through anxiety, depression, emotional regulation challenges, trauma, and life transitions. She is known for her warm, calm presence and her ability to help clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood from the very first session.
Her work is attachment-based, trauma-informed, and developmentally responsive. Lana tailors each session to the individual's unique needs, helping clients deepen insight, strengthen relationships, and build practical tools that create lasting, meaningful change. Whether working with a child struggling with big emotions, a teen navigating identity and stress, or an adult feeling overwhelmed, she moves at a pace that feels safe and supportive.
Lana is also specialized in perinatal mental health, offering compassionate support during pregnancy and postpartum, as well as through infertility, pregnancy or infant loss, birth trauma, identity shifts, and the emotional complexities of early parenting. She provides a gentle, non-judgmental space to process these experiences while fostering confidence, resilience, and connection.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin, Lana will meet you exactly where you are and walk alongside you in creating a path forward that feels manageable, empowering, and hopeful.
