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Therapy for Navigating Cultural Identity and Family Expectations
Explore common challenges for first- and second-generation immigrants on navigating cultural identity and family expectations. Learn how therapy can help you find balance and belonging. Book a free consultation today with a culturally responsive therapist.
Therapy for Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
Discover the difference between self-esteem and self-worth, their signs, and how therapy can help you build confidence, self-acceptance, and healing. Start your healing journey with a free consultation. Many of our therapists offer immediate availability.
EMDR for Burnout in High-Achieving People of Color
Psychotherapist Sana Zehra shares her expertise on how EMDR therapy helps high-achieving People of Color heal from burnout, perfectionism, and systemic pressures. Find support with virtual EMDR therapy- book a free consultation with Sana today.
Therapy for Grief: Understanding What Grief Is And How To Heal
Learn about grief, complicated grief, and how therapy can help you heal after loss. Our compassionate therapists in Toronto offer virtual and in-person grief therapy tailored to your needs. Book a free consultation today.
Understanding Acculturation Stress: The Newcomer Journey
Learn how to navigate acculturation stress when moving to a new country. Our culturally responsive therapists in Toronto offer virtual and in-person support to help you adjust, heal, and thrive. Book a free consultation today.
Therapy for Anxiety: Understanding Symptoms and Treatments
Learn about anxiety symptoms, what it’s like to live with anxiety, and how therapy can help. Our licensed therapists in Toronto offer personalized anxiety treatments through virtual and in-person care.
Therapy for Depression: Understanding Symptoms and Treatments
Learn about depression symptoms, what it’s like to live with depression, and how therapy can help. Our licensed therapists in Toronto offer personalized depression treatment through virtual and in-person care.
How to get a low-cost ADHD diagnosis?
One question that we’ve seen come up more frequently in therapy is “how do I get assessed for ADHD?” In this post, we share the list of low-cost ADHD diagnosis resources that we’ve compiled for our clients, for those who are looking for options outside of going through a family doctor/general practitioner.
Healing Racial Traumas Through Therapy
Navigating the workplace as a BIPOC professional involves more than just tasks and responsibilities. Along the way, there are often encounters with subtle biases, microaggressions, and moments of overt discrimination. Here are some recommendations to ensure that your therapeutic journey effectively addresses and aids in the healing of racial traumas.
Who is EMDR for and not for?
EMDR is a powerful form of therapy that seeks to tap into the brain’s natural information processing system to “digest” the distressing memory so that the past no longer has such a powerful hold on the here-and-now. Since I work with professionals in Ontario, I wanted to breakdown and give a few examples of the types of workplace difficulties that can benefit from EMDR. This form of therapy is also not immediately suitable for everyone, so I have also outlined contraindications for EMDR in this post.
What is EMDR?
EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, is recommended for treating those who have experienced trauma, and has a substantial body of evidence supporting its effectiveness. Read more about what EMDR does, a hypothetical example, and why I love working with EMDR as a therapist.
How to prepare for an initial consultation call
Because finding a suitable therapist is such an important decision, many therapists offer an initial free 10-15 min consultation for you both to gauge whether you might be a good fit to working together. For folks who may not know what to share or what questions to ask, here’s a checklist to help you get started.
What to look for in your ideal therapist
Finding the right therapist for you is an important decision, but it can be difficult to know where to begin. Here are some thoughts to help get you started.