I believe we all have the capacity for healing and growth, at whichever stage we find ourselves in life, and embarking on that journey is the bravest step. In our therapeutic alliance, I will walk beside you on your journey of rediscovery and a healthier self. I have experience working with mental health challenges, including anxiety and depression; and the faith-based and cultural stigmas that may surround them. Through my extensive training and work in the hospital setting, I understand the unique challenges, burnout, and stress facing healthcare workers, patients and their families, including during this Covid-19 pandemic.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with a Master’s degree in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy. My approach is person-centered and relational; the focus is on you, creating a deeper sense of your self-awareness, and building our therapeutic alliance together. I offer a trauma-informed, spiritually-integrated, and holistic approach to therapy.

Above all, I provide a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space where you can feel comfortable to be yourself. You can expect confidentiality, respect, and empathy as the foundation of our therapeutic alliance. Together, we will figure out if I am the right fit for you, and even more, we will find the right treatment approach for you too.

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Beena is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO and a certified member of CASC (Canadian Association of Spiritual Care), while currently completing Masters in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy. She also has an Hons. BSc. in psychology and has been serving in the mental health field for over half a decade.

Beena’s interest lies in providing holistic healing through the lens of spiritually integrated psychotherapy. Her aim is to use the Islamic tradition as a framework of her practice, to highlight the importance of mental health as well as incorporate therapeutic practices available in the rich tradition.

As a psychotherapist, she uses a client-centered approach embedded in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. She works to provide a safe and welcoming space for clients to open up and explore vulnerable areas of themselves. Beena is able to support clients with symptoms of anxiety and depression, alongside relationship conflicts, self-awareness and journey towards self-actualization within the Islamic lens.

Languages spoken: Urdu and English

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Are you exhausted from the same pattern of struggles repeating over and over? Are you feeling lost, anxious, worried, depressed, and not know who to turn to? Are you losing sleep, appetite, and mobility or do you look for solutions midnight in the fridge? I am willing to walk beside you in your journey of turning your struggles into strengths. In our therapeutic alliance, we can rediscover your healthier self which is already within you. We will take a holistic approach in psychotherapy to cater to your cultural and spiritual sensitivities in balancing your body, mind, & soul.

I’m a Registered Psychotherapist graduated with a Masters degree in Psychotherapy and Spiritual Care (MPS) from the University of Toronto. I am a member of Canadian Association of Spiritual Care, CRPO, and CCPA. I am trained in EMDR as a trauma therapist, I have received my Grief and Bereavement Therapist training from Heart House Hospice. I am also a Group Fitness Instructor and a Nutrition Coach certified by Canadian Fitness Professional. I have an M.Sc. from University of Waterloo.

Above all, I am a human being who is following her calling of listening to people at the heart level. You will find a safe, non-judgmental, neutral, compassionate, and non-anxious space in my presence to feel heard and accepted. I have empowered myself to healing and now I am on the path of serving others to discover their meaning and purpose in life.

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