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We offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation to help you explore how our services can best support your mental health and well-being. This session provides an opportunity to discuss your needs, ask any questions, and determine which therapeutic approach is the right fit for you. ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ: โ€ข ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ. โ€ข ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐... Read More

We offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation to help you explore how our services can best support your mental health and well-being. This session provides an opportunity to discuss your needs, ask any questions, and determine which therapeutic approach is the right fit for you.

๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ:

โ€ข ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ.
โ€ข ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ.
โ€ข ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.

Thereโ€™s no obligation to continue after the consultation, but weโ€™re here to guide you toward a path that supports your healing and growth.
๐ต๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’!

Psychology & Counselling

Psychotherapy offers a safe and supportive space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours with the guidance of a trained professional. Whether youโ€™re struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, or just seeking personal growth, therapy can help you gain deeper self-awareness, build coping skills, and improve your emotional well-being. Check out our experienced ... Read More

Psychotherapy offers a safe and supportive space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours with the guidance of a trained professional. Whether youโ€™re struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, or just seeking personal growth, therapy can help you gain deeper self-awareness, build coping skills, and improve your emotional well-being.

Check out our experienced and skilled Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Psychotherapists (Qualifying) to get started!

**๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ (๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ )

Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

As children and adolescents grow, they naturally experience behavioral and emotional shifts. While many of these changes are typical, some may signal a need for extra support. If your child or teenager is dealing with trauma, grief, pain, or intense emotions, connecting with a therapist who specializes in their age group can be invaluable. Our mission is to provide a safe, judgment-free envi... Read More

As children and adolescents grow, they naturally experience behavioral and emotional shifts. While many of these changes are typical, some may signal a need for extra support. If your child or teenager is dealing with trauma, grief, pain, or intense emotions, connecting with a therapist who specializes in their age group can be invaluable.

Our mission is to provide a safe, judgment-free environment where young people can openly express themselves. We prioritize acceptance and understanding, guiding them to make healthy choices and build effective coping strategies. Specializing in Child and Adolescent Therapy in the York Region, we focus on forming genuine connections with young clients, especially those who may not resonate with a formal, clinical approach.

Our primary goal is to help children and teens overcome feelings of inadequacy and shame and to ease their anxiety. As neutral facilitators, we create a space where they feel comfortable opening up and sharing their concerns.

Affordable Psychotherapy

At MentalOptimist, we believe that quality mental health support should be accessible to everyone. Our Affordable Psychotherapy services provide compassionate, professional therapy at a reduced cost to ensure that financial concerns are not a barrier to your well-being. Whether youโ€™re dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship issues, our experienced therapists are here to suppor... Read More

At MentalOptimist, we believe that quality mental health support should be accessible to everyone. Our Affordable Psychotherapy services provide compassionate, professional therapy at a reduced cost to ensure that financial concerns are not a barrier to your well-being. Whether youโ€™re dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship issues, our experienced therapists are here to support you in your journey toward healing.

Clinical Supervision

Supervision sessions are designed to provide professional guidance, support, and feedback for therapists at various stages of their practice. Whether youโ€™re a new therapist looking for advice on clinical cases or an experienced professional seeking to deepen your expertise, our supervision sessions offer a safe, confidential space to enhance your skills and grow your practice. ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ... Read More

Supervision sessions are designed to provide professional guidance, support, and feedback for therapists at various stages of their practice. Whether youโ€™re a new therapist looking for advice on clinical cases or an experienced professional seeking to deepen your expertise, our supervision sessions offer a safe, confidential space to enhance your skills and grow your practice.

๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž:

๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Discuss challenging cases and explore therapeutic strategies.
๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ: Gain insights into complex clinical issues, including treatment plans and client interactions.
๐„๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž: Address any ethical dilemmas you may encounter in your practice.
๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: Identify areas for growth and focus on advancing your therapeutic techniques and modalities.

Our experienced supervisors will help you build confidence, refine your skills, and ensure you are providing the highest quality of care to your clients. These sessions are tailored to meet your needs, offering both structured learning and space for open discussion.

๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ!

Neurofeedback & Techno Psychology

Neurofeedback is a cutting-edge, non-invasive therapeutic technique that helps optimize brain function and improve mental well-being. By training your brain to regulate itself, Neurofeedback can help with a variety of conditions, including anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and more. Through real-time monitoring and feedback, you can learn to enhance brainwave patterns and improve focus, mood, ... Read More

Neurofeedback is a cutting-edge, non-invasive therapeutic technique that helps optimize brain function and improve mental well-being. By training your brain to regulate itself, Neurofeedback can help with a variety of conditions, including anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and more. Through real-time monitoring and feedback, you can learn to enhance brainwave patterns and improve focus, mood, and emotional regulation.

Maryam Ashkan RP

**๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ.

Maryam Ashkan, MA., RP., is a dedicated advocate for mental health and healing, believing deeply in the inherent capacity within each individual for growth, change, and transformation. As a Registered Psychotherapist and founder of MentalOptimist, Maryam brings over two decades of experience to her practice, specializing in addressing a wide range of challenges, including Complex Trauma, Developmental Trauma, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and Addictive Behaviours.

With fluency in English and Persian (Farsi), Maryam offers a culturally sensitive approach to therapy, ensuring clients feel understood and supported in their healing journey. Her extensive background spans both for-profit and nonprofit sectors, where she has served as an advocate, educator, and therapist. Throughout her career, Maryam has worked with diverse populations, including individuals, families, and children, as well as first responders and those in high-trauma sectors.

Recognizing the intricate connection between the mind and body, Maryam adopts an integrative and client-centred approach to therapy. Drawing upon advanced training and expertise, she incorporates elements of neuroscience into her practice, aiming to activate each individualโ€™s innate self-healing mechanisms.

Maryamโ€™s professional credentials include being a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), a Registered Cognitive Behavioral Therapist with The Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (CACBT), a Certified EMDR therapist, a Certified Brainspotting Therapist.

Maryam is an internationally recognized Brainspotting Consultant, offering mentorship and consultation to Brainspotting practitioners aspiring to become certified consultants.

Through her compassionate and holistic approach, Maryam Ashkan empowers individuals to navigate their challenges, tap into their inner wisdom, and embark on a journey of healing and personal growth.

**๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. Maryam Ashkan, MA., RP., is a dedicated advocate for ment... Read More

Bahareh Babaei

Bahareh Babaei, MA, RP (Qualifying) Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | Clinical Therapist

๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Farsi (Persian)

Bahareh Babaei takes a compassionate, client-centred approach to therapy, providing a safe and empathetic space for growth and healing. With over 10 years of experience, she uses modalities like Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, CBT, DBT, and ISTDP to empower clients through self-discovery, resilience, and coping skills. Bahareh is committed to tailoring her approach to each clientโ€™s unique needs and cultural context.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: โ€ข Depression & Anxiety โ€ข Trauma & Addictive Behaviours โ€ข Complex Mental Disorders

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ: โ€ข College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) โ€ข Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP) โ€ข Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

Bahareh Babaei, MA, RP (Qualifying) Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | Clinical Therapist ... Read More

Sheida Bamdad
(She/Her/Hers)

๐’๐ก๐ž๐ข๐๐š ๐๐š๐ฆ๐๐š๐, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐’๐– ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ | ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ

๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Farsi (Persian)

Sheida Bamdad uses a non-pathologizing, client-centred approach to help individuals, couples, and families overcome challenges. With expertise in relationship issues, trauma, PTSD, mood disorders, and identity concerns, Sheida creates a safe, supportive environment to foster healing and growth. She uses evidence-based methods like CBT, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Family Systems Therapy to address a variety of mental health needs.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: โ€ข Relationship & Couple Issues โ€ข Trauma & PTSD โ€ข Mood Disorders & Identity Concerns

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ: โ€ข Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) โ€ข Canadian Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

๐’๐ก๐ž๐ข๐๐š ๐๐š๐ฆ๐๐š๐, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐’๐– ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ | ๐‚๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž... Read More

Reza Bargahi

Alejandra Carvajal

๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ:

Alejandra is a dedicated mental health professional with a deep commitment to evidence-based psychotherapy, focusing on individuals, families, and communities. Throughout her career, she has specialized in helping clients identify and address underlying emotional patterns and relational dynamics. Ale employs a strategic blend of psychodynamic and systemic approaches to foster sustainable growth and well-being.

โ€‹As the former Head of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit, Alejandra successfully led a multidisciplinary team, developed clinical protocols, and restructured services between mental health providers and educational institutions. Her leadership played a significant role in increasing access to care for children and families facing complex challenges.

โ€‹Alejandra has extensive experience conducting comprehensive mental health assessments for schools, families, and courts, and providing targeted therapy for parents, children, and adolescents. She has also been involved in creating community-focused strategies to address mental health concerns. A major contributor to the โ€œChile Crece Contigoโ€ program, Alejandra played a critical role in supporting expectant mothers and promoting emotional resilience during pregnancy.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐:

โ€ข Child and Adolescent Mental Health โ€ข Trauma-Informed Care โ€ข Family Therapy โ€ข Parent and Adolescent Support โ€ข Emotional Resilience & Growth โ€ข Relationship Dynamics โ€ข Mental Health Assessments โ€ข Community Mental Health

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ:

College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ: Alejandra is a dedicated mental health professional with a deep commit... Read More

Kruti Doshi

๐Š๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ

๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Urdu โ€ข Hindi โ€ข Marathi โ€ข Gujarati โ€ข Punjabi

Kruti Doshi offers a compassionate, culturally aware approach to therapy, helping clients overcome anxiety, trauma, depression, and addictions. With over 15 years of experience, she integrates techniques like CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness to support self-awareness, growth, and healing in a nonjudgmental, supportive environment.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: โ€ข Anxiety & Stress โ€ข Trauma & Depression โ€ข Addictions & Grief

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ: โ€ข College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) โ€ข Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP)

๐Š๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Urdu ... Read More

Bea Gancedo

Debjani Kar

๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐ฃ๐š๐ง๐ข ๐Š๐š๐ซ, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ

๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Bengali โ€ข Hindi

Debjani Kar is a compassionate therapist who takes a client-focused, integrative approach to mental health. With over 8 years of experience, she creates a safe space for clients to explore their challenges, empowering them to develop self-compassion and effective coping strategies. Debjaniโ€™s culturally competent and inclusive approach helps clients achieve their goals and improve their overall well-being.

She specializes in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, and addiction and is committed to continuous learning, with advanced training in CBT, DBT, Clinical Hypnotherapy, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ: โ€ข College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) โ€ข Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) โ€ข Clinical Psychology Society of India (CPSI) โ€ข Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP)

๐ƒ๐ž๐›๐ฃ๐š๐ง๐ข ๐Š๐š๐ซ, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Benga... Read More

Negar Khodadadi

๐๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ ๐Š๐ก๐จ๐๐š๐๐š๐๐ข, ๐Œ๐ƒ, ๐‘๐ (๐) ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ (๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ) | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ

๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Farsi (Persian)

Negar Khodadadi is a compassionate therapist who takes a holistic approach to mental health, integrating mind, body, and spirit. With over 15 years of experience, she tailors her care to each clientโ€™s unique background, fostering a supportive and stigma-free environment. Negar combines pharmacotherapy with evidence-based therapies like CBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, and Mindfulness to promote healing and growth.

She specializes in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, substance abuse, and addiction and is committed to mental health advocacy through workshops and public speaking.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: โ€ข Depression โ€ข Anxiety โ€ข Trauma โ€ข Substance Abuse โ€ข Addictions

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ: โ€ข College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) โ€ข Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)

๐๐ž๐ ๐š๐ซ ๐Š๐ก๐จ๐๐š๐๐š๐๐ข, ๐Œ๐ƒ, ๐‘๐ (๐) ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ (๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ) | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ... Read More

Nilgun Irem Koc

Hedieh Majidi

๐‡๐ž๐๐ข๐ž๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ข, ๐Œ๐€ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ | ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ

๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Farsi (Persian)

Hedieh Majidi offers a compassionate, client-centred approach to therapy, combining evidence-based strategies with a deep understanding of diverse cultural backgrounds. With over 10 years of experience, Hedieh empowers clients through personalized solutions to foster growth, resilience, and emotional well-being. She specializes in anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, and parenting challenges and uses modalities like Systemic Family Therapy, Play Therapy, and Story Therapy to support clients.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: โ€ข Anxiety & Depression โ€ข OCD & Trauma โ€ข Parenting Challenges โ€ข Child & Adolescent Therapy

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ: โ€ข College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) โ€ข Registered Psychotherapist, Psychology and Counseling Organization of Iran (PCOIRAN)

๐‡๐ž๐๐ข๐ž๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ข, ๐Œ๐€ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ | ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Farsi (Pers... Read More

Kateryna Maksymenko

๐Š๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ

๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Russian โ€ข Ukrainian โ€ข Italian

Kateryna Maksymenko combines psychodynamic therapy with cutting-edge techniques like EMDR and CBT to help clients unlock their strengths and navigate emotional challenges. With over 5 years of experience, she empowers clients to rewrite their narratives, celebrate their unique journeys, and embrace their potential. Katerynaโ€™s approach is empathetic and respectful, focusing on personal growth, healing, and resilience.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: โ€ข PTSD & Trauma โ€ข Anxiety & Depression โ€ข Stress Management โ€ข Career & Educational Counseling โ€ข Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ: โ€ข College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) โ€ข Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) โ€ข Complex Trauma Institute (CTI) โ€ข International Association of Addiction Psychotherapy โ€ข Ukrainian Association of Psychological Support โ€ข Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP)

๐Š๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Russi... Read More

Azita Okhowat

Sharmishta Paul

๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ

Sharmishta, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), specializing in trauma-informed care, substance use, and mental health issues, particularly with women and youth.

๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ

Sharmishta is a passionate therapist with over seven years of experience providing individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and case management in various settings. With a Masterโ€™s in Psychology from India and graduate certificates in Addictions and Mental Health, as well as in Victimology, they bring a wealth of knowledge and diverse perspectives to their practice.

Guided by a developmental and trauma-informed approach, Sharmishta integrates multiple therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). In addition to therapy, they offer psychoeducation and prosocial skills programming, helping clients explore, understand, regulate, and transform their emotions to achieve lasting change and well-being.

๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐:

โ€ข Trauma-Informed Care โ€ข Substance Use โ€ข Mental Health Issues (e.g., Anxiety, Depression) โ€ข Womenโ€™s Health โ€ข Youth Mental Health โ€ข Life Transitions โ€ข Emotional Regulation

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ:

College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ Sharmishta, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), specializing in trau... Read More

Nazanin Rahmani

Analia Rivas

๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐‘๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐ (๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ) ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ (๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ) | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ

๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: โ€ข English โ€ข Spanish

Analia Rivas offers a compassionate and culturally sensitive approach to therapy, creating a welcoming space where clients can explore their challenges and work toward growth and resilience. With a Masterโ€™s degree in Psychology and postgraduate studies in Brief & Focused Therapy and Integrative Therapy from Argentina, Analia is registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and is a member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP).

Her trauma-informed, evidence-based approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Analia specializes in helping teenagers and adults navigate life transitions, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and trauma.

๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š ๐‘๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ, ๐Œ๐€, ๐‘๐ (๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ) ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ (๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ) | ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹... Read More

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