You don't have to keep surviving on autopilot. If the past still controls how you feel, how you sleep, or how close you let people get — therapy can help you reclaim your life. Schema-based trauma therapy in English or Farsi.
If you recognized yourself in any of these, you are not broken. These are normal responses to experiences that overwhelmed your capacity to cope.
Schema therapy goes beneath surface symptoms to address the deep emotional patterns trauma creates. This isn't about quick fixes — it's about understanding why you respond the way you do and changing those patterns from the root.
Trauma healing requires more than talking about what happened. Emotion-focused techniques help you process what's stored in your body and emotions, not just your thoughts. Every session is paced to what feels safe for you.
As an Iranian immigrant herself, Ghazal understands how culture, family systems, and migration shape the experience of trauma. Sessions in English and Farsi — because healing works best in the language your pain lives in.
Trained in both Iran (Kharazmi University) and Canada (Yorkville University), with over a decade of clinical experience. CRPO registered, with a verified Psychology Today profile.
A calm 15-minute conversation to share what you're experiencing and see if working together feels right. No pressure, no forms beforehand.
In early sessions, we explore how trauma has shaped your emotional world — the beliefs, the coping strategies, and the triggers that keep you stuck.
Weekly 60-minute sessions using schema therapy, emotion-focused techniques, and CBT — always at a pace that feels safe. No rushing, no re-traumatizing.
Insurance receipts provided — most extended health plans in Canada cover sessions with a Registered Psychotherapist.
Visa, Mastercard, Amex, e-Transfer, PayPal, and HSA accepted. Insurance receipts provided after every session.
Healing doesn't require you to be ready for everything — just ready for a first conversation.
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London moves at a gentler pace than the GTA, a southwestern Ontario city anchored by its universities and hospitals, with the unmistakable character of a place where education and healthcare set the rhythm. For students far from home and for newcomers finding their footing, it can be a softer landing. And yet a quieter city does not quiet what you carry inside. Sometimes the slower surroundings only make the inner noise more audible.
When the past has wounded you, that inner noise can take many shapes. Sleep that refuses to settle. A wariness around trust that you cannot quite explain. The way closeness can feel both longed for and dangerous at once. You might find yourself reacting strongly to situations that others move through easily, and then judging yourself for it. These responses are not failures. They are the residue of a time when staying alert was the wisest thing you could do.
Schema Therapy looks at the deep patterns laid down in your earliest years, the templates that still govern how you interpret others and how you treat yourself. Rather than fighting your reactions, we learn their history and begin to offer the younger parts of you the care they missed. Through attachment- and emotion-focused work, the old patterns loosen their hold, making space for trust, for rest, and for a present that no longer answers to the past.
Ghazal Sheikhtaheri, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO #21300, brings a calm and literary attentiveness to this process. Sessions are held entirely online, so you can meet from anywhere in London, and they are open to clients across Ontario, in both English and Farsi.
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