About Sylvia Plester-Silk, RSW
Creator of the Joyana Cara Method™

Sylvia Plester-Silk is a seasoned therapist, intuitive healer, and the creator of the Joyana Cara Method—a transformational, pattern-based approach for couples who want to break free from unconscious blocks and rekindle true connection.

With over 25 years of experience as a Registered Social Worker, Sylvia has worked in diverse settings, from federal parole and women’s shelters to mental health clinics and addictions counselling. These roles gave her a profound, firsthand understanding of the deep-rooted patterns that hold people back—insights that now shape her integrative approach.

Her work draws equally from evidence-informed practices and intuitive insight, blending traditional therapy with advanced energy modalities to guide lasting emotional transformation. The result is the Joyana Cara Method—a process that helps couples release unconscious dynamics and rebuild connection with clarity, compassion, and joy.

Sylvia’s approach isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about illuminating what’s possible and guiding couples to meet each other again with open hearts and a renewed commitment to joy.

Sylvia doesn’t always follow the conventional path. She soared as a glider pilot before earning her driver’s license, chose a child-free life with her husband, Mark, of 37 years, and continues to live with intention, curiosity, and purpose.

Whether hiking to Machu Picchu in her mid-fifties, exploring Sedona’s vortexes, or travelling through the Arctic, she brings a spirit of discovery and deep presence to everything she does, including the healing work she offers to couples ready to transform their relationships from the inside out.

Sylvia is the author of Healing is Possible: Ten Things You Need to Know to Heal (2024), the Healing is Possible Companion Journal (2024), and Unleashing Team Potential (2013). Her podcast, 10MinutesToJoy.com, airs every Friday at 11:11, offering practical wisdom, tools, and inspiration for healing.

Credentials & Training: 

• Registered Social Worker
• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Ryerson University (1998, now MTU), Toronto, Canada
• Former Certified Addictions Counsellor (Alcohol, Drug, Sex & Gaming Addictions)
• Compassion Key Certified Practitioner
• Akashic Records Instructor
• Soul Ground Practice Intensive
• Authentic Healing Awakenings
• BioComputer Operating System
• Radical Forgiveness
• Emotional Freedom Technique
• Thought Field Therapy
• Regression Works
• Crystal Healing
• Reiki—5 Element Seichem
• Golden Dragon Healing
• Therapeutic Touch