Therapist
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
If you've been managing for a long time but managing has started to feel like its own kind of exhaustion, you might be in the right place.
I work with people who feel stuck in something repeating, and can't quite name why. The stuckness shows up in different places: between identities, between what family expects and what you want, between the life you're living and the one you're reaching for. This is especially true for people navigating major life transitions like immigration, or an identity crisis that quietly reshapes everything familiar.
Sessions with me feel like a real conversation, one where someone is genuinely trying to understand your inner world. I listen for what you're saying and for what's harder to put into words. There's room for silence, for heaviness, and for talking about how your day actually went. Both things belong.
I came to this work as a Syrian immigrant who knows what it costs to explain yourself in spaces that weren't built with you in mind. I hold space for grief that doesn't always get named as grief, for the weight of colonization, for generational expectations in Middle Eastern communities, and for the longing to honor where you come from while staying true to yourself. I believe healing rarely happens alone. Connection to community and culture is often where the real repair begins.
If any of this resonates, I'd love to hear from you.
Working with me is comfortable, calm, and unhurried. There's a quietness to the space, but it isn't empty. It's the kind of quiet that makes room for everything you've been carrying, the things that are hard to say out loud and the things you've never quite had the words for. Nothing is too heavy to bring in.
What I love most is knowing that for that hour, I can be someone's connection, someone's community. For a lot of the people I work with, having a space where they are fully seen and not asked to shrink themselves is rare. Being that space, even for a single session, feels like meaningful work.
Sometimes taking care of myself looks like taking a nap when I'm overwhelmed, and I think there's real wisdom in that. I also read a lot, exercise regularly, and rely heavily on a good cup of coffee. I try to practice what I encourage in my clients, listening to what I actually need on a given day and not overthinking it.
Starting therapy can feel intimidating, and I think it's worth being honest about that. It can tap into things you'd rather not question, and sometimes it can feel uncomfortably close to blame. Those feelings are real and they deserve space too. What I'd invite you to sit with is this: have you exhausted the other options? Are you ready for something to shift? If the answer is yes, or even maybe, that's enough to begin. Everything here moves at your own pace, and the goal is always yours to define.
I wanted to be the kind of presence that helps people see themselves more clearly. A lot of the people I work with have lost sight of their own strength, or never had anyone reflect it back to them. I want to be that voice, the one that offers a different perspective, reminds you of what you're capable of, and helps you reconnect with the control you have over your own life.
Trente minutes, sans script. Nous écouterons vos besoins. Vous n'avez pas besoin d'avoir tout compris.
