Shafaq is a compassionate and culturally competent psychotherapist with a master’s degree in Applied Psychology (Counselling) from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. She has further honed her skills through the Bridge to Registration and Employment in Mental Health (BREM) at the Mennonite New Life Centre in Toronto, a program recognized by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). Her qualifications include certifications in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) foundations and suicide prevention.

With experience spanning academic, community, and private practice settings, Shafaq provides a safe and supportive space for clients to explore their challenges. She integrates various evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), trauma-informed care, and mindfulness techniques.

Shafaq’s practice focuses on addressing a variety of concerns, such as marital and family conflicts, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, and spiritual issues. Her multicultural expertise, rooted in her lived experiences as a Muslim and South Asian woman, allows her to provide culturally sensitive care, especially to marginalized communities.

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Taysir Moonim (she/her) is a compassionate and experienced psychotherapist dedicated to creating an affirming and inclusive space for clients of diverse backgrounds and identities. Taysir’s practice is collaborative, trauma-informed, and rooted in cultural humility. She integrates strengths-based strategies that are nonjudgmental and harm-reduction-oriented. She prioritizes empowerment, safety, and self-compassion, creating an affirming space where clients feel heard and validated. Taysir provides support for a wide range of individuals with various presenting concerns. With 15 years of practicing in hospital and community mental health settings in India & Canada, she provides care for clients navigating intersectional identities, including LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, and racialized (BIPOC) persons living with dual or multiple diagnoses and co-occurring physical health concerns. She works with clients experiencing depression, grief, caregiver stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Her expertise includes life transitions, adjustment stress, migratory and settlement challenges, isolation, acculturation, and intergenerational family dynamics and trauma, particularly among immigrants and refugees. She also supports survivors of violence, including domestic and racialized trauma, PTSD, C-PTSD, dissociation, and complex grief. Taysir understands the systemic and social barriers affecting marginalized and/or racialized, queer & neurodivergent communities and the complexities of displacement, resettlement, and safe, authentic identity & self advocacy within systems of care. Her work is deeply informed by cultural nuance and systemic awareness. With lived experience as a South East Asian (Indian) brown immigrant-settler and as a clinician, she helps clients navigate personal and systemic challenges while centering their agency and lived experiences.

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I am a Registered Psychotherapist whose practice is grounded in trauma-informed and culturally inclusive care. I approach therapy with an understanding that our emotional world is shaped by past experiences, systemic factors, and cultural identity, and I strive to ensure my work reflects and honours the diversity of each client’s background. My professional journey stems from a deep commitment to improving mental health accessibility particularly for marginalized populations and supporting individuals, couples, and families.

I believe that healing happens in connection—that we are not meant to face our pain alone. Many of us carry life’s hardest moments in silence, believing we have to manage on our own. If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unfulfilled, and struggling with emotions such as anger, grief, sadness, or low self-esteem, you’re not alone. I aim to create a genuine, trusting therapeutic relationship where our work together is both meaningful and practical, grounded in your values and the life you hope to create. I understand the delicacy of balancing personal healing with family and cultural expectations.

Relationships are central to our emotional well-being, and much of my work focuses on healing relational trauma, including C-PTSD, which can deeply affect our sense of self, safety, and connection with others. This may involve processing experiences such as abuse, separation, or divorce, as well as exploring patterns like enmeshment, co-dependency, and people-pleasing that often stem from early family dynamics. Together, we explore attachment histories and intergenerational wounds while developing skills to set healthy boundaries and foster emotional recovery. I am also passionate about supporting individuals navigating burnout, emotional overload, and work-life balance, helping them find space for rest, clarity, and reconnection with themselves.

For many, becoming a parent can also surface old attachment patterns and bring awareness to how the past influences the way we show up for ourselves and our families. I see this as an opportunity to not just understand what has happened, but to create a new story—one rooted in growth, healing, and intention for the life you wish to lead and the legacy you want to build for future generations.

I also specialize in supporting parents through all stages of the reproductive journey—including fertility struggles, pregnancy and birth trauma, loss, perinatal mood disorders, and the transition into parenthood known as matrescence. I help parents make sense of their evolving identities and experiences, guiding them to show up for themselves with compassion amidst guilt, overwhelm, and exhaustion.

In my therapeutic approach, I draw from psychodynamic, attachment-based, and Inner Child frameworks to help clients uncover and heal unconscious patterns and early wounds that continue to shape present experiences. For present-focused and practical support, I integrate DBT and CBT to build grounding, emotional regulation, and safety skills. I also incorporate Internal Family Systems (IFS) and somatic therapy for a holistic mind-body approach that supports deeper self-awareness and integrated healing.

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I believe therapy is a space where people can slow down, feel heard, and begin to make sense of their experiences in a compassionate environment. My journey toward becoming a therapist started with an early awareness of how powerful it can be to have someone listen without judgment and be there to hold space for you. That awareness continues to guide my work today - meeting every client with empathy, openness, and genuine care.

I work with children, teens, and adults facing a wide range of challenges, including mood and anxiety disorders, life transitions, immigration and cultural identity, reproductive and perinatal concerns, caregiving, pet loss, oncology-related stress, and relationship difficulties. I am also deeply committed to supporting individuals and families navigating neurodiversity, daily functioning, and interpersonal relationships.

As an immigrant woman who has personally faced the complexities of resettling in a new country, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience into the therapy room. These experiences allow me to hold space for clients who may feel overlooked in their struggles, offering validation and connection rooted in both knowledge and understanding.

My therapeutic style is integrative and collaborative. I draw from person-centered therapy, CBT, solution-focused therapy, expressive arts therapy, play therapy, ACT, and attachment-based work, incorporating mindfulness and reflective practices along the way. I see therapy not as a one-time solution, but as a meaningful relationship where clients are empowered to discover resilience, heal at their own pace, and move toward lives that feel more balanced and fulfilling.

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With over 15 years of clinical experience, Reema is a registered psychotherapist specializing in trauma, ADHD, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in the deep connection between childhood attachment and emotional development, helping clients understand how early experiences shape their sense of self and relationships.

Reema believes that the body holds emotional energy from past experiences—and that healing begins when we learn to recognize and release that energy. “I help my clients identify the connection between their emotional patterns and the body’s role in storing those patterns. When the body begins to disengage and release, healing and growth become possible.”

She designs and implements trauma-informed treatment plans that combine memory reconsolidation and somatic techniques to reduce trauma-related arousal and avoidance in clients with complex PTSD. She delivers DBT-informed skills training and individual therapy for clients with BPD, improving emotional regulation and reducing self-harm incidents across caseloads. She also builds ADHD symptom-management programs integrating skills coaching, CBT strategies, and executive-function supports to increase daily functioning and treatment engagement.

Reema has led outpatient group therapy for polysubstance use, applying harm-reduction principles and motivational interviewing to increase retention and reduce high-risk use episodes. She also uses Solution-Focused and ACT techniques to shorten time to symptom relief and help clients clarify concrete, measurable recovery goals.

Reema’s sessions are collaborative and compassionate. The first session is exploratory and focused on building rapport and understanding acute symptoms. By the second session, clients receive a personalized treatment plan tailored to their goals and needs.

She is proficient in English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, and Pashto.

Reema brings deep expertise in working with neurodivergent individuals and integrates a range of modalities, including:

• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Inner Child Work / IFS-Informed Approaches
• Trauma-Informed Mind-Body Therapy
• Memory Reconsolidation
• DBT and Mindfulness-Based Approaches
• ADHD Therapy (Symptom Management & Skill Building)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

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Arushi Sachdeva is a compassionate psychotherapist dedicated to supporting individuals through life’s complexities, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and cultural identity struggles. With a Master’s in Clinical Psychology and over five years of experience in mental health clinics, schools, and private practice, she integrates evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, and narrative therapy to tailor sessions to each client’s unique needs. Growing up in India, Arushi witnessed the gaps in mental health awareness and resources, which fueled her passion for psychoeducation and accessible therapy. She specializes in working with South Asian and immigrant communities, offering therapy in English and Hindi to ensure culturally sensitive and meaningful care. Her approach is rooted in collaboration, self-discovery, and a belief in the transformative power of acceptance and growth. Arushi creates a warm, supportive space where clients feel heard and empowered to embrace their authentic selves. Whether navigating personal struggles or major life transitions, she helps individuals build resilience, gain clarity, and move forward with confidence. Beyond therapy, Arushi finds joy in creating intricate mandalas, cooking up new recipes, and organizing spaces- believing that a tidy environment sparks a clear mind!

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Zoha Matin is a nutritionist and certified fitness instructor (CanFitPro) with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Human Nutrition. With over a decade of experience, she has helped members of the South Asian community reach their health goals - whether it’s weight loss, improved energy and strength, or better digestion.

Zoha takes a balanced, realistic approach - helping people enjoy traditional South Asian foods while making them more nutritious. She empowers clients with practical strategies tailored to their lifestyle, supporting better energy, digestion, hormone balance, and long-term well-being.

In addition to her nutrition expertise, Zoha specializes in strength training and integrates fitness coaching to help clients build muscle, boost metabolism, and feel more confident in their bodies. Her holistic, culturally inclusive approach promotes sustainable habits that support both physical and mental health.

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Jyotsna is a seasoned psychotherapist with over 7 years of experience working with various population groups. Her approach is rooted in warmth, compassion, non-judgement and acceptance. She is passionate about the mental well-being South-Asian community and helping them thrive, not just survive.

Jyotsna takes an eclectic approach for her clients. This means she tailors her approach and therapeutic modality based on the unique needs of the client instead to trying to box a client into one type of approach. She works with clients to ease them into taking that first and often a very difficult step into therapy.

No one knows their story and difficulties better than clients themselves. Jyotsna works collaboratively with her clients to help get closer to the life they envision. She does this by taking a strength-based and trauma-informed approach.

As someone who grew up in India and then spent the last 12 years outside India, she has a deep understanding of the impact of cultural values and belief systems on mental health of the South Asian community. Some mental health conditions she offers services for include anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, (im)migration challenges, borderline personality.

Jyotsna is fluent in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. Outside of therapy, her enjoys trying new cafes, restaurants, different neighborhoods of Toronto and constantly on the hunt for the best street food.

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