Meet Dr. Shyamala Kiru
Former Registered Psychotherapist. Founder of Kiru Psychotherapy Clinic and the Cognitive Freedom Method™.
A trusted coach and media voice for high-performance individuals and leaders.
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Twenty years of clinical practice. One core question.
Dr. Shyamala Kiru spent over two decades as a Registered Psychotherapist, working with high-performing individuals and leaders navigating pressure, responsibility, and complex decision-making.
Throughout that work, one pattern kept surfacing. The people sitting across from her weren’t lacking insight. They understood themselves deeply. They could articulate their patterns, name their wounds, trace their origins. And they were still stuck in them.
Why does insight not translate into change?
That became the question she couldn’t stop asking.
The Cognitive Freedom Method™ is the answer she built.
Why insight alone isn't enough.
Most personal development approaches, therapy, coaching, mindset work, operate at the level of awareness. They help you understand why you are the way you are.
Understanding is necessary. But it's not sufficient.
Real, lasting change requires something more structured. It requires working at the level of the pattern itself, not just understanding that the pattern exists.
Dr. Shyamala developed the Cognitive Freedom Method™ by bridging two bodies of work: the psychological wisdom of Buddhist psychology, which illuminates how patterns form, and the structured, evidence-based tools of cognitive science, which change them.
The result is a methodology that produces the kind of change her clients had been looking for for years.
Background and credentials.
Dr. Shyamala's Credentials
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Former Registered Psychotherapist (retired), 20+ years of clinical experience
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Founder, Kiru Psychotherapy Clinic
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Founder, Cognitive Freedom Method™
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Over a decade of experience training and mentoring coaches and practitioners in a structured, results-driven methodology
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Published author: The Emotionally Intelligent Woman (available at major retailers)
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Podcast host: The Dr. Shyamala Show
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Former Board Member, Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
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Media voice and speaker
Featured in: National Post · CP24 · CTV · Discovery · CHCH · Globe and Mail
Where this work is applied.
The Cognitive Freedom Method™ is currently delivered across three distinct contexts.
The Book
The Emotionally Intelligent Woman
by Dr. Shyamala Kiru
Master Your Emotions, Communicate Fearlessly and Lead With Confidence.
Dr. Shyamala's book brings the principles of emotional intelligence and cognitive pattern change to high-achieving women navigating leadership, relationships, and identity. Equal parts clinical depth and personal narrative, it's been called a must-read for any woman committed to making a meaningful impact.
Available at Amazon and Chapters Indigo.
Let's Connect
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