Counselling for Black, Racialized and Students of Colour

Aman ("uh-min") Singh (pronouns: she/her) is a Registered Social Worker who practices from an integrative approach to therapy, utilizing a variety of therapeutic modalities to best fit client’s needs. She has experience working with individuals including children, youth, and families as well as individuals living in Violence Against Women shelters. She has worked with issues including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, bullying, sexual violence, domestic violence, at-risk youth, separation/divorce. Aman is a firm believer that each individual has the strengths within them to tackle their struggles, and is passionate about supporting individuals in uncovering and building on those strengths.

Isha (she/her) is a Registered Psychotherapist working as a Counsellor / Therapist with experience working with individuals including children, youth, and families, survivors of domestic violence and those who identify within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Isha’s approach is grounded in feminist, narrative, anti-oppression, and person-centered frameworks, and is guided by the principle that individuals inherently have the capacity and inner resources to meet life’s challenges from a place of empowerment. Isha’s experience as counsellor and advocate over the past 5 years along with her personal identity as a second generation South Asian Canadian woman have allowed her to recognize the importance of honouring and respecting the unique and complex identities of each client she works with. Through a warm, non-judgmental and collaborative approach Isha will work towards creating a safe and compassionate space to explore your inner thoughts, feelings, strengths, and challenges, along with the systemic and structural barriers that may be impacting your overall well-being.

Janice is a Registered Psychotherapist, who has worked with a wide range of clients, having a variety of counselling/therapeutic needs, such as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and confidence, interpersonal and family conflicts, and a range of trauma injuries such as assaults, domestic violence, separation/divorce. She has worked with individuals at all stages of life, couples, and families. Janice works from a client-centered, trauma informed and strength-based lens. Her therapeutic style is practical, collaborative and solution focused, and she utilizes a range of therapeutic modalities to meet the unique needs of each client.

Ming is a Registered Social Worker who works with young adults and adults who experience anxiety, depression, changing life stages, PTSD, addictions, finding community, and grief. Ming is a 1.5 generation Chinese-Canadian immigrant. Ming comes from a background of community and case management work with youth, LGBTQ+ folks, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) folks, and people who use substances. Ming firmly believes that health and healing needs to be done in a way that is decolonial, anti-racist, and LGBTQ+-affirming. Using an eclectic approach that draws on elements of narrative therapy, CBT, and DBT, Ming works in a way that emphasizes the values of harm reduction, personal agency, and leaning on the arts and nature to facilitate healing. When not working, Ming enjoys cycling, cooking, reading, being in nature, and his cats.

Naszrin Arghoshi (pronouns: she/her) is a Registered Social Worker who uses an integrated approach to therapy. She incorporates different modalities to meet students' unique needs and practices from a place of curiosity, gentleness, and compassion. She is passionate about decolonizing mental health and uses anti-oppression practices to support the healing of individuals, families, and communities. Naszrin is a settler and a refugee, who spent her teenage and young adult years in Scarborough and Toronto. As a Muslim woman from a mixed racial and cultural background, she has a deep and nuanced understanding of what it's like to navigate complex intersectional identities. As a therapist, she strives to support people in their healing journey and in exploring the impacts of larger systems on their wellness. In sessions, she focuses on creating safety, meaning making and opportunities for skill-building and self-reflection.

Stella is a professional Counsellor / Therapist with a master’s degree in Social Work. She has worked extensively with Individuals, couples, families, groups on a variety of issues including but not limited to depression, anxiety, separation /divorce, domestic violence, and grief/loss.  As an eclectic social worker, Stella works from a strength-based perspective using diverse interventions such as narrative, solution-focused, and cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT.) She is a registered social worker and a registered marriage and family therapists.