Internal Shifts
Participant Waiver, Release & Informed Consent Agreement
Please read this document carefully before participating in any Internal Shifts offering. Your participation indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to the terms set out below. If you have any questions, please speak with Sheila before the session begins.
1. NATURE OF SERVICES
Internal Shifts is a wellness and experiential education practice offered by Sheila, a Certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Practitioner and Energy Healer. The EFT Tapping, Energy Practices, and Healing Circles is a complementary wellness and personal growth offering.
These sessions are not medical, clinical, psychological, or psychotherapeutic services. Internal Shifts is not a regulated health profession under the Health Professions Act (British Columbia) and does not operate within that framework. EFT Tapping and intention practices are experiential, wellness-based modalities used for personal growth, stress reduction, and energetic well-being.
2. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION
Participation in all Internal Shifts offerings is entirely voluntary. You are free to withdraw from any session — or any part of a session — at any time, without explanation and without penalty. You are encouraged to always honour your own boundaries and personal comfort.
3. NO MEDICAL ADVICE
Nothing shared, demonstrated, or experienced during an Internal Shifts session constitutes medical advice, medical diagnosis, or medical treatment of any kind. The facilitator does not assess, diagnose, or treat physical or mental health conditions. No information provided in these sessions should be interpreted as a replacement for advice from a qualified medical or mental health professional.
4. NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE
Internal Shifts offerings are intended to complement, not replace, the care of licensed healthcare providers, physicians, psychologists, counsellors, or other regulated health professionals. You are encouraged to maintain your existing relationships with any healthcare or mental health professionals relevant to your wellbeing, and to consult them regarding any concerns that arise.
If you are currently experiencing a mental health crisis, acute trauma, or any condition requiring regulated care, please seek appropriate professional support before participating.
5. EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES
EFT Tapping and group intention practices such as the Healing Circles are experiential in nature and may bring up emotions, memories, or physical sensations. While many participants find these experiences positive and releasing, individual responses vary. You are encouraged to proceed at your own pace and to step away from any exercise if needed.
The facilitator of Internal Shifts is not a licensed mental health professional and cannot provide crisis intervention or clinical therapeutic support. By participating, you acknowledge your personal responsibility for your own emotional wellbeing during and after sessions and agree to seek appropriate professional support if needed.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY
Internal Shifts is a respectful, confidential space. What is shared within the group is expected to remain within the group. All participants are asked to honour this commitment to one another.
The facilitator is committed to maintaining your privacy and will not share personal information disclosed in sessions outside of the group without your consent, except where required by law. Limits of confidentiality: If there is reasonable concern for the imminent safety of yourself or another person, the facilitator may be obligated to take appropriate action, which may include contacting relevant authorities.
7. PHOTOGRAPHY & RECORDING
No participant or guest may audio-record, video-record, photograph, or otherwise capture any portion of a session without the explicit prior written consent of all participants present and the facilitator. Unauthorized recording of sessions is not permitted and will not be tolerated. This policy exists to protect the privacy, safety, and trust of every person in the space.
8. RELEASE OF LIABILITY
By participating in Internal Shifts offerings, you agree to release and hold harmless Sheila and Internal Shifts from all claims, losses, damages, or liabilities arising from your participation, to the extent permitted by law, provided that the services are delivered as described in this document. This release applies to physical, emotional, or other outcomes experienced during or after sessions.
This release does not apply in cases of gross negligence or wilful misconduct by the facilitator
9. ASSUMPTION OF RISK
You confirm that you are participating of your own free will, with a clear understanding of the nature of these offerings as non-clinical, complementary wellness practices. You accept personal responsibility for any risks associated with your participation, including the possibility of emotional discomfort, and affirm that you have had the opportunity to ask questions prior to signing this document.
10. AGREEMENT & SIGNATURE
By signing below, you confirm that you have read and understood the terms of this waiver and consent to participate in Internal Shifts offerings on the basis described above.
I have read, understood, and agree to the above.
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Facilitator Acknowledgement
Facilitator Signature Sheila Bell | Internal Shifts | Certified EFT Practitioner & Energy Healer/BSW
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Internal Shifts | Victoria, BC, Canada | Non-clinical complementary wellness practice | This document is not a legal contract drafted by a lawyer. It is intended as a good-faith informed consent and liability acknowledgement for wellness participants.