Zuwaina Murad is a Registered Psychotherapist with a Master’s in Clinical Psychology. She has over 10 years of experience working with various mental health issues in diverse settings including: shelters, corrections, addiction treatment centres and community crisis. Zuwaina is also a professor at Centennial College in the  Addictions and Mental Health Worker program and previously at George Brown College as faculty member in the Social Service Worker program.

Zuwaina is highly skilled in working with individuals who have experienced trauma, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship/family conflicts. She has years of experience in supporting individuals, families and couples who struggle with high conflict situations and want to gain a better understanding of themselves, build positive relationships and ultimately better life outcomes. She will help you understand the root of your challenges, develop coping strategies to reduce day-to-day distress and have more control over your lives.  

Her approach to therapy is collaborative, non-judgmental and compassionate. She draws from a range of therapeutic techniques to ensure you get the support suited to your needs. She strongly believes her clients are the experts and will work with them to create achievable goals and will ensure she walks with them on their journey to wellness.

Huma is a Registered Social Worker who specializes providing mental health and addictions counselling for adults. She has experience in wide variety of settings, including community services, hospitals, private practice, and employee assistance programs.

Huma also practices as a Social Worker at the Nicotine Dependence Clinic at CAMH. She uses an integrative approach when working with clients, with aspects of Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Huma focuses on evidence based and client centered care, with a belief that effective treatment is dependent on a strong therapeutic relationship between client and therapist.

She strives to highlight her clients’ unique strengths and support them in utilizing these strengths to work towards the changes they want to see in their lives.

As a therapist, Ghazala strongly believes that each of us has the potential to live our best lives. We are able to do this when we learn how to take control of our situation, to keep ourselves calm in stressful moments, to identify and challenge distorted thought patterns, and become ready to change behaviours that perpetuate negative cycles. Sometimes, we are able to achieve this without any external or professional support. However, at times when we routinely feel stuck, disappointed, emotionally overwhelmed, frustrated, angry, and anxious, we need professional help to regain control in managing emotions and life’s difficulties.

As a skilled CBT, DBT and EMDR clinician and a Clinical Counselling Hypnotherapist for well over a decade, she feels honoured to provide the professional support that you need. She also has training and experience with the Gottman Method of Couples Therapy. She applies a strength-based, client-centred approach and tailors her therapeutic interventions according to your personal needs. She is mindful of your personality, thought patterns, and coping strategies and matches therapeutic interventions accordingly. She conducts structured and goal-oriented therapy sessions that will help you measure and see step-by-step progress toward your desired outcomes.

Ghazala’s treatment specialities include Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Insomnia, Headaches, Grief & Loss, Relationship Issues, Domestic violence/abuse, Separation/Divorce, Parenting and Co-parenting, Healthy Relationships & Healthy Boundaries, Infidelity & Trust Issues, Marital and Pre-marital Counselling, Anger, Self-Esteem & Confidence, Addiction, Time Management, Personal and Career Goal Setting. 

She always strives to provide you with a caring, nonjudgmental, and respectful space that will make you feel safe, comfortable, and heard. Having first-hand knowledge and exposure to diverse cultures and faith, she incorporates your personal values and cultural/ethnic and spiritual beliefs to make your counselling experience more meaningful and productive.

In her spare time, Ghazala enjoys workout classes, swimming, hot yoga, travelling, socializing with friends and spending time with family. She is an active community member and also likes to volunteer for causes that are close to her heart.

Nisha Bhimani is a Registered Psychotherapist who has extensive experience working with youth, young adults, and parents. Nisha has worked in various settings focusing on supporting youth and their families undergoing various mental health issues with a focus on emotional regulation and ADHD.  Nisha has a keen sense in helping her clients overcome their challenges, increase resilience and believe in themselves to approach a future with confidence. 

Nisha empowers the family unit, ensuring that parents are also equipped with the tools to support their child in their journey. She is also a certified youth Facilitator for international youth camps and a master trainer for Early Childhood Development where she designs and implement programs for parents on parenting skills and positive parenting.   

Nisha practices from a lens of empowerment and firmly believes people have an innate ability to be resilience and create change towards a more joyful, meaningful, and rewarding life. She works with youth and families to support their healing from attachment wounds, create empathy, a shared understanding and work towards healthier relationships. In addition to her work with youth and families she works with adult clients struggling through anxiety, depression, relationship issues and self -esteem.

Nisha has training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.  Upon request Nisha can facilitate therapy in Hindi, Urdu and Gujarati.