Zarmina Shafton
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individuals + Couples
M.Ed., Registered Psychotherapist
Hello and welcome! I’m Zarmina, a Registered Psychotherapist based in Toronto. Whether this is your first time seeking therapy or you’ve been through the process before – I’m so glad you’re taking this step and hope I maybe able to support you along the way.
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intimate RELATIONSHIPS, anxiety, depression, family dynamics, RACIAL/CULTURAL/ immigrant IDENTITY
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Zarmina Khan
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individuals + Couples
M.A., Registered Psychotherapist
Hello and welcome! I’m Zarmina, a Registered Psychotherapist based in Toronto. Whether this is your first time seeking therapy or you’ve been through the process before – I’m so glad you’re taking this step and hope I maybe able to support you along the way.
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Zarmina Khan
she/ her
individuals + Couples
M.A., Registered Psychotherapist
Hello and welcome! I’m Zarmina, a Registered Psychotherapist based in Toronto. Whether this is your first time seeking therapy or you’ve been through the process before – I’m so glad you’re taking this step and hope I maybe able to support you along the way.
Accepting new clients
RELATIONSHIPS, RACIAL/CULTURAL IDENTITY, ANXIETY, IMMIGRANT IDENTITY/ EXPERIENCE
Areas of Focus:
back to all clinicians
SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION
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Thank you!
We appreciate your interest in working with us. You should expect a message from our Intake Coordinator shortly. We aim to respond to all inquiries in 1-3 business days.
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As an immigrant and South Asian woman, my therapy work is grounded in both clinical and lived experiences. Taking an intersectional approach, I believe that mental health can’t be understood without a consideration of the historical, political, economic, and social factors that influence us. Working within an intergenerational perspective with a special interest in immigration trauma and the immigrant identity, I understand how the communities and systems we belong to play a crucial role in both our pain and our healing. I view the relational experience of therapy as a way to both heal from generational trauma and celebrate generational resilience.
As a therapist, I recognize that you are the expert of your own life, while I’m here to work collaboratively with you to uncover your existing strengths, share in any pain you may be experiencing, and add new meaning to your past and future experiences. My goal is for you to leave each of our sessions feeling safe, supported, understood, and empowered.
I offer Psychological services under the supervision of Dr. Hugo Stevenson, PhD Psych. Learn more about Dr. Stevenson here.
" If we can share a story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive."
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- Brené Brown
Connect with zarmina
As an immigrant and South Asian woman, my therapy work is grounded in my own intersectionality and lived experiences. Taking an intersectional approach, I believe that mental health can’t be understood without a consideration of the historical, political, economic, and social factors that influence us. Working within an intergenerational perspective with a special interest in immigration trauma and the immigrant identity, I understand how the communities and systems we belong to play a crucial role in both our pain and our healing. I view the relational experience of therapy as a way to both heal from generational trauma and celebrate generational resilience.
As a therapist, I recognize that you are the expert of your own life, while I’m here to work collaboratively with you to uncover your existing strengths, share in any pain you may be experiencing, and add new meaning to your past and future experiences. My goal is for you to leave each of our sessions feeling safe, supported, understood, and empowered.
My work is supervised by Dr. Hugo Stevenson, PhD Psych. Learn more about Dr. Stevenson here.
"Forgive yourself; you are not perfect. Show yourself grace; you are still learning. Show yourself patience; you are on a journey."
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Message:
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Where are you located?
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Connect with zarmina
As an immigrant and South Asian woman, my therapy work is grounded in my own intersectionality and lived experiences. Taking an intersectional approach, I believe that mental health can’t be understood without a consideration of the historical, political, economic, and social factors that influence us. Working within an intergenerational perspective with a special interest in immigration trauma and the immigrant identity, I understand how the communities and systems we belong to play a crucial role in both our pain and our healing. I view the relational experience of therapy as a way to both heal from generational trauma and celebrate generational resilience.
As a therapist, I recognize that you are the expert of your own life, while I’m here to work collaboratively with you to uncover your existing strengths, share in any pain you may be experiencing, and add new meaning to your past and future experiences. My goal is for you to leave each of our sessions feeling safe, supported, understood, and empowered.
My work is supervised by Dr. Hugo Stevenson, PhD Psych. Learn more about Dr. Stevenson here.
"Forgive yourself; you are not perfect. Show yourself grace; you are still learning. Show yourself patience; you are on a journey."
connect with ghadir
Thank you!
We appreciate your interest in working with us. You should expect a message from our Intake Coordinator shortly. We aim to respond to all inquiries in 1-3 business days.
Availability
“After all that was taken from you, there’s a part of you that remains. May that part of you be a seed that yields a vast harvest. May that part of you be a flame that cannot be extinguished.”
-Dr. Thema Bryant
- Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Level 2)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Registered Psychotherapist member of the CRPO.
- BA in Psychology at Western University.
- M.Ed in Counselling & Psychotherapy at the University of Toronto (OISE).
I am obsessed with reality T.V, so outside of therapy you can catch me watching The Real Housewives or Love Island on any given day!
🐕 Go-to Ritual or Routine:
Going on a walk after work with my dog and my partner just around our neighborhood, especially when the weather's good.
