Integrative Self Care was created by Sylvia Dolce, MA, ATR who facilitates classes & workshops for ISC in Petaluma, California and on demand in others cities. Sylvia began her career in social services and later earned a master’s degree in Art Therapy from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Registered Art Therapist, she coordinated Stanford Medical Center’s Art for Health Program and she assisted Kaiser Permanente Hospital in San Jose, California in implementing their innovative ArtCare program.
Alongside her work in social services and healthcare, Sylvia completed a variety of professional trainings and certifications that strengthen her expertise in providing quality evidence-based tools to support wellness:
- Certified Compassion Cultivation Teacher from the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Stanford University http://ccare.stanford.edu/education/about-compassion-cultivation-training-cct/
- Professionally trained to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programs http://www.mindfulnessprograms.com/
- Certified in Interactive Guided Imagery http://acadgi.com/
- Certified in Holistic Stress Management from the Paramount Institute http://www.brianlukeseaward.com/presentingtraining/certificate-training-workshops/
- Certified as a yoga instructor from Sivananda http://www.sivananda.org/yoga-teacher-training/
Sylvia has been a meditation practitioner for over 25 years and has used mindfulness, compassion, art & imagery both in her professional and personal life for many years. She is passionate about sharing her expertise through 3 distinct programs at Integrative Self Care
Sylvia can be reached at 650-223-4087
sylvia@integrativeselfcare.com