Therapy

How we can co-create the healing space for you 

Every individual is different in their intersections and therapy will embody that uniqueness. I utilize a somatic approach to therapy that is intuitive, relational, integrative and roots work. We work together to channel your intuition while unpacking/processing the root of what’s keeping you stuck, in patterns, or overwhelmed. We strive to include the sociopolitical, cultural, family and historical factors that contribute to your health and healing. It takes courage to seek support and my commitment is for you to feel supported, seen and empowered in our work together. 

My values & how it shows up in therapy

My lived experience as an Afghan diaspora has shaped my approach to therapy, where I aim to support clients’ mental health from an intersectional, trauma-informed approach and anti-oppressive lens. I believe that therapy is political and I strive to show up for collective liberation both in and out of the therapeutic space. As a Queer Afghan, I know how harmful silence can be from practitioners and so I am loud and proud in my solidarity. I am a community and intuitive healer & therapist who embodies ancestral, collective + general healing and decolonial liberation.

Why I became a therapist

Therapy was never talked about in my family. For a long time, I did not believe in it or even tried to understand it. Many years ago I decided to attend therapy because I began noticing a pattern in my relational connections. I didn’t go in expecting much from the initial session or therapy in general. I continued attending therapy with a therapist who was of similar cultural background as me. I didn’t realize how important that was for me until I developed this therapeutic relationship. 

Through our sessions, we uncovered my family trauma and healing of being an Afghan living in so-called Canada. I remember feeling seen. I never knew how important that was for me until I received it. I remember thinking I’d like to be invited into that space to support someone else in feeling seen. That is why I decided to become a therapist because although all of our stories and experiences are different I am a human who believes in human (and more than human kin) connection and healing. I consider myself flawed and ever involving and I am not the therapist across from you who thinks of herself as a blank slate or human-less. I believe there is power to bringing self into a therapy room especially when I am inviting clients to do so. I’ve learned throughout the years that although therapy was not talked about me and my people have been practicing healing from a non-western lens for centuries (& timelessly really), which why I embody an ancestral, political and collective lens-decolonial therapy is at the heart of my work.

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Thanks for your interest in journeying together! Please use the form below to get in touch for psychotherapy services. For general inquiries, you can contact me through here. You can also use the menu to navigate tabs for each service (:

Please note I am off for some dates in July between the 4th-8th and then July 19-28th. I’ll be mostly off the grid and with no access to emails. I will be returning July 29th and you can expect a response during that week. If you’re a current client, you can use your Jane account to cancel your session (within the 24 hour cancellation).