Registered Psychotherapist
(Independent Practice)
Education & Certification
Yasmin is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Yasmin completed her Masters in Counselling and Spirituality with a specialization in Couples and Family Therapy at Saint Paul University in Ottawa. She also holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences with a major in Criminology and a minor in Psychology from the University of Ottawa.
Counselling Experience
Yasmin has over five years of experience counselling individuals, youth, and families experiencing a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, and interpersonal challenges. Her most recent experience centered on counselling youth and their families through an array of emotional, behavioural, and interpersonal difficulties.
She also has experience with crisis intervention, having worked as a mobile crisis clinician responding to acute behavioural crises within the community. Yasmin completed her graduate internship at a community agency serving female survivors of sexual violence.
Yasmin’s special interests focus on women’s issues, with particular emphasis on perinatal mental health and trauma. Her own lived experience with the perinatal stage has reinforced her passion for supporting women through this important period of life. She provides counselling within our Perinatal & New Parenthood Program.
Personal Approach to Counselling
I believe in working collaboratively with my clients in a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental environment to explore difficult life situations and opportunities for growth. I take an inclusive, anti-racist, and trauma-informed approach that allows clients from diverse backgrounds to feel safe, respected, and welcomed.
To ensure therapy remains client-centered and responsive to individual needs, I use an integrative approach that draws from modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and motivational interviewing, among others. I believe that all people have the capacity for change, and I see my role as empowering you to discover and develop that potential.