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Nakeesa Kooshafar (She/Her)
MSW, Registered Social Worker
Counsellor's Gender:
Woman
Ethno-Racial Identity:
East/Southeast Asian
Hello and welcome! I’m so glad you have prioritized your mental health healing. I personally know how exhausting and overwhelming it can be to navigate the mental health system. I strive to create a space of warmth, validation, curiosity, and non-judgment. I welcome and invite collaboration, feedback and laughter in sessions. Therapeutic Approach: Trauma-informed and culturally-responsive. DBT, CBT, ACT, and MBCT. Mindfulness practices. Emotion-focused and somatic processing approaches. Specialization: Supporting Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) individuals - Anxiety - Emotional regulation - Borderline Personality Disorder - ADHD - Self esteem.
Communities Served
Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) Individuals
Approximate Wait Time
1-3 Days
Therapist Session Availability
Weekdays, Daytime - 9:00am - 1:00pm, Weekdays, Daytime - 2:00pm - 5:00pm, Weekdays, Evening - 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Weekends, Daytime - 9:00am - 1:00pm, Weekends, Daytime - 2:00pm - 5:00pm, Weekends, Evening - 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Locations
Available online only You need your Unique Client Identification Number (UCIN) and approved sessions in order to book sessions with this counsellor. If you don’t have this information, contact a Care Navigator before reaching out to this counsellor.
My practice at a glance
6 Year(s) of Experience
Available online only
Age Group Served
Adolescents (12-17), Adults (18+), Seniors
Array
(
[0] => ADD / ADHD
[1] => Addiction
[2] => Anger Management
[3] => Anxiety
[4] => Anxiety - Social
[5] => Anxiety and Depression
[6] => Anxiety and Panic Attacks
[7] => Anxiety and Stress
[8] => Bipolar Disorder
[9] => Body Image
[10] => Depression
[11] => Discrimination
[12] => Eating Disorders
[13] => Group Therapy
[14] => Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
[15] => Pain Management
[16] => Panic Attacks
[17] => Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
[18] => Self Harm
[19] => Self-Esteem and Identity Issues
[20] => Somatic Symptoms
[21] => Stress
[22] => Stress - Occupational Injury
[23] => Stress Management / Relaxation
[24] => Suicidal Ideation
)
Conditions Treated
ADD / ADHD, Addiction, Anger Management, Anxiety, Anxiety - Social, Anxiety and Depression, Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Anxiety and Stress, Bipolar Disorder, Body Image, Depression, Discrimination, Eating Disorders, Group Therapy, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Pain Management, Panic Attacks, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Self Harm, Self-Esteem and Identity Issues, Somatic Symptoms, Stress, Stress - Occupational Injury, Stress Management / Relaxation, Suicidal Ideation
Language Spoken
English
Therapeutic Approaches
Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Behavioural, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution-focused Therapy (SFT)
Gender Identity
Woman
Ethno-Racial Identity
East/Southeast Asian
Sexual Orientation
Straight or Heterosexual
Lived Experiences
A Member of a Racialized Community
Locations
Available online only You need your Unique Client Identification Number (UCIN) and approved sessions in order to book sessions with this counsellor. If you don’t have this information, contact a Care Navigator before reaching out to this counsellor.
