Gulzar Firashta, MA, RP-Q, RSSW, works with couples and individuals with the aim to help them thrive and achieve success in their personal lives and intimate relationships. Gulzar supports her couple clients to overcome cycles of blame, shame and resentment and move toward feeling appreciated, loved and connected. She has been trained in scientific approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and The Gottman Method level 2. Both approaches help her understand the emotions that underlie and drive behaviour. She uses EFT approaches to help couples understand the conflict in their relationship which gets them caught in maladaptive patterns (“cycles”) leading to arguments, resentment and disconnection.  Through the Gottman Method, she helps partners address their particular conflicts and challenges and build a relationship based on trust and empathy. 

In addition to her couple’s work, Gulzar has worked in the field for over 10 years, supporting youth with behavioural issues and individuals facing depression, anxiety, sleep issues, anger, grief, and loss.  She uses a holistic approach with care and affection.  Gulzar uses a goal-oriented and collaborative approach in therapy with her clients. With over 10 years of experience providing mental health services in community-based organizations and school systems, she brings a strong mix of approaches like Narrative therapy, Person-Centered, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which helps individuals explore their strength and move ahead in life.

As your therapist, Gulzar creates a warm and accepting environment where you will feel heard and understood. She believes that every individual is able to shift present patterns that are causing them difficulty and focuses on supporting them to feel empowered to make changes in their lives. With fluency in four different languages, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, and English, she understands that all individuals are diverse and require interventions that are catered to everyone’s unique needs.

• Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
• Gottman Method for Couples
• Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Razaan is a Registered Social worker with a master’s degree from the University of Windsor. She is registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). Razaan works with Adults, children, and adolescents seeking support for a  range of issues including stress management & burnout, imposter syndrome & self-esteem, emotional regulation, life transitions, depression, and anxiety. 

Razaan approaches her clients in a positive, non-judgmental and safe manner focusing on creating shared meaning.  She listens to the individuals she supports and utilizes a client-centred approach enmeshed with elements from various modalities.  She has a strong desire to help people learn more about themselves and trusts that each person can make decisions from a place of inner wisdom rather than fear and survival. As your therapist, Razaan hopes to facilitate this process by helping individuals uncover their innate strengths and offers tools and strategies when needed.

Razaan supports her clients from a holistic lens and is open and flexible in her approaches. She is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Humanistic Therapy (Client-Centred), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT Skills) and ensures her approach is Strengths-Based. Trauma-informed and Anti-Oppressive.

Razaan identifies as an Arab-Canadian woman who works with marginalized and BIPOC communities. Upon request, Razaan can provide faith-based therapy for clients who identify as Muslim and can provide services in English and Arabic.

• Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
• Humanistic Client Centred 
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

• Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Narrative Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Zainab is a Registered Social Worker who graduated from the University of Toronto with a masters in social work, specializing in children and families.

In addition to her role at Cedarway Therapy, Zainab works at the George Hull Centre for Children and Families, with children and youth who are experiencing significant emotional, behavioural, social and mental health difficulties. Zainab has a particular interest in helping children and youth overcome various stressful challenges that stand in their way of daily functioning and well-being preventing them from being their best selves. Zainab works in a collaborative way that engages children and their parents/caregivers in the therapeutic process that ensures safety and connection for the family unit. Her work with children and adolescents also involves providing parents/caregivers support, tools, strategies to lessen the emotional burden and instill hope.

Zainab works with youth of all ages with an expertise to with youth who are struggling to regulate feelings, express their emotions, and who have attachment difficulties with family and caregivers. She also provides psychotherapy to adolescents who struggle with depression, various, anxiety disorders, self-harm, low self-esteem and family functioning. 

Zainab is trained in various modalities and their application to children and adolescents including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), as well as Mind-Body theories. She ensures that her work is trauma-informed, collaborative, non-judgemental and attachment-based.

Zainab has conversational fluency in Urdu and Gujarati.  

• Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Body-Based Approaches
• Family Therapy

Asma is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and has completed a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto.

Asma has particular experience working alongside adult clients who have experienced childhood and adult trauma in both individual and group capacity within clinical outpatient and research settings such as the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Women’s College Hospital, the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, and Naseeha youth helpline.

She has supported individuals with various concerns such as: trauma, relationship and intergenerational challenges, spirituality and culture, addictive behaviours, anxiety, depression, and stress/burnout-related issues.

Asma’s therapeutic approach is collaborative, non-judgemental, anti oppressive, and trauma-informed. It honours the client’s own wisdom regarding their emotional and life experiences. Asma incorporates a systemic lens in her practice to explore how broader systems such as society, culture, and family shape our individual experiences and our relationship with the self.

With the therapeutic relationship as a safety anchor for the client to reconnect with their inner wisdom and self, Asma draws from different modalities that match the client’s needs and goals, such as Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Somatic Therapy, Feminist Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Upon request, Asma is able to provide faith-based therapy for clients who identify as Muslim and can provide services in English, Arabic and French.

You are welcome to share any accessibility needs and/or your preferred pronouns when emailing her.

• Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) 
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI) 
• Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)

Ola holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Western University and is currently working towards her Ph.D. in the same program. She takes a developmentally informed lens to understand how early learning and environmental factors contribute to current challenges.

Ola uses cognitive-behavioral approaches to treatment, and has an interest in the importance of self-compassion to psychological healing. Ola has worked with children, adolescents, and adults presenting with various problems, including mood and anxiety problems, trauma-related difficulties, and chronic pain. She is bilingual and offer services in Arabic in addition to English.

Ola’s services are supervised by Adam Ghemraoui, M.A., Psychologist.

• Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
• Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Compassion-focused therapy (CFT)

Sarah Saeed is a Registered Psychotherapist who works with adolescents, adults and families. 

Sarah completed her Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto and Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Adler University. She has been in practice providing treatment and assessments for over a decade. Sarah has particular expertise in working with individuals and families with a focus on depression, anxiety, trauma, domestic abuse, positive parenting, and grief.  Along with English, she is fluent and can provide sessions in Hindi and Urdu. 

Sarah uses various evidence-based modalities in her practice, combining client-centered and strength-based approaches. She incorporates u Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Mindfulness in her work.