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Interested in starting therapy?
Book a free 30-minute consultation to ask questions, get to know your therapist and help you get a sense of whether working together feels like the right fit for you.​
Please note that no psychotherapy will occur during your free 30-minute consultation, as we will focus on discussing goals, challenges, and learning what to expect in psychotherapy. ​
Meet Your Therapist
Sarra Rashid
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Many of the people I work with feel weighed down by painful past experiences, whether from their childhood or from patterns that keep showing up in their relationships. Sometimes it may feel like their emotions to take the lead, or that they're stuck in cycles they can't seem to shift. No matter your experience, you are not broken, nor do you need to be fixed. You hold the answers within you. My aim is to offer you a warm, non-judgmental space where we can explore these challenges together, so you don't have to walk this path alone. I believe you are the expert in your own life. ​
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I hope to build a therapeutic relationship grounded in trust, safety, and presence, so you can explore even the most tender parts of your story, knowing you'll be met with compassion and respect. I invite you to book a free 30-minute video consultation so we can meet, discuss your needs, and see if you feel comfortable taking this journey together.
An Integrative Approach to Relational Healing
Psychotherapy is about uncovering your inner resources, rebuilding trust in yourself, and reconnecting with the parts of you that may feel lost or silenced, at a pace that feels right for you. I ground this important work in a variety of treatment modalities to help you identify patterns shaped by early life experiences and develop secure ways of relating to yourself and those around you.
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Modalities:
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Internal Family Systems (IFS/Parts Work)
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Relational-Psychodynamic
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Attachment-Based
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Dialectical Behavioural (DBT)
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Somatic
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Applied Polyvagal
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Emotion Focused Trauma Therapy (EFT)
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I take an approach to treatment that is empathetic, collaborative, and personalized to best fit your needs. I help clients to navigate self-esteem and identity; emotion, mood or behavioural issues; relationship and attachment challenges; grief and loss; depression; anxiety; ADHD; and more. I am especially passionate about working with people who suspect they have either Complex PTSD or Borderline Personality Disorder, with a particular emphasis on helping clients heal from relationship traumas and adverse childhood experiences.
I apply a trauma-focused, relational, anti-oppressive, culturally-sensitive, and both a neurodivergent and LGBTQ(+) affirming lens to my work. Together, we will focus on what matters most to you, whether that's finding more ease in the present, feeling more connected in your relationships, or strengthening trust in yourself and your inner wisdom.
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Over the past 10 years, I’ve had the opportunity to work in many different areas of mental health, walking alongside people in crisis, offering short-term counselling, teaching psychoeducational courses, running DBT skills groups, and training community mental health workers. At the Integrative Healing clinic under the license and supervision of Nisha Mohan R.P. [CRPO #009509], I provide individual psychotherapy to adults 18+. I hold an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Ottawa, and I am currently completing my Master's of Education in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Toronto.
