About Sue

I am Sue Lightning Heart, a certified Shamanic Practitioner and Level 2 Internal Family Systems Practitioner.

I bring the skills and qualities I’ve gained from Richard Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems and Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry into my passion to guide and support you to heal and be your authentic self.​

I arrived in this life with a deep sensitivity and desire to help others find peace. Immersed in an incongruent environment, I turned away from my truth and began my journey into and through the darkness of disconnect and self-harm.​

Finally, when my body began to fail, I found the will to embark upon the perpetual winding road of discovering who I am and what authentic healing encompasses. I remain grateful to and for all the teachers who challenge, encourage and support me.

​I continue to undergo my own exploration and experiential healing in order to be attuned, curious and non-judgmental; to provide a compassionate container and to hold a sacred healing space for you, my client, on your journey to wholeness. To the transformative possibilities of Shamanic Coaching, I bring my abilities, training and experience in Internal Family Systems, Compassionate Inquiry, Reiki, various alternative emotional healing techniques, and as a hospice volunteer, Death Doula, personal trainer and pharmacist.​

I am grateful to live in the beautiful forest above Peachland, BC, with my husband of 32 years and our big dog Max. I am the proud mother of two grown children and grandmother to two delightful grandsons.

Testimonials

  • CAITLIN RUCKER, LOS ANGELES

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    Words cannot express the deep gratitude I hold for Sue, who has utterly changed my life.

    I have always struggled finding a therapy and therapists that worked for me. I have PTSD and Bipolar II and found that therapy was often an additional trauma. Just after Los Angeles' lock down, during the pandemic, a year ago, I was introduced to Sue Berlie and her work.

    Sue has guided me, gently, into discovering who I truly am, through engaging with all my parts with love and compassion. She provided the attunement, and much needed navigation, to heal myself. She helped me find the path I’ve been called to walk. I’ve learned more about myself every day, due to our work over the past year. It’s learning that is rich and deep and not just for myself and my personal relationships, but for a greater communal healing. In this very fraught and difficult past year, I'm just so grateful for where my heart and mind are showing up in the world, and I have Sue to thank.

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  • ELIZABETH B.

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    I was able to rekindle certain relationships with others from Jessica’s teachings.

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  • SARAH P.

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    My confidence in the workplace has gotten so much better!

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  • VICTORIA G.

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    I let anxiety take over my life for too long. Now I have the strength to control my emotions.

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