With over 10 years of experience in the field of counselling, Arian brings a wealth of expertise to her practice. She has extensive training in trauma focused therapy as well as couples/marital counselling. Arian is trained in various modalities, such as: Acceptance & Commitment (ACT), Attachment-based, Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Eye-movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), Gestalt, Gottman Method, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural, Positive Psychology, Performance Psychology, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Strength-Based, Trauma Focused, amongst others.
As a trauma focused therapist, she has helped countless First Responders, Veterans, and individuals dealing with trauma and PTSD. As a relationship therapist (certified in Gottman’s method for couples therapy), she effectively guides couples and individuals through relationship concerns.
Veteran Assessments
We offer comprehensive VAC assessments for veterans to determine their eligibility for disability benefits and services from Veteran Affairs Canada.
Anxiety
Identify the root cause of your anxiety, develop resilience and learn to cope with your generalized anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety, OCD, panic attacks or phobias so you can lead a fulfilling life.
Depression
Identify, understand, and work through the experiences, thoughts, and feelings that are making you feel depressed and learn effective coping strategies to help you overcome them to live a happier life.
Trauma & PTSD
Understand, process, and work through the difficult emotions and memories that are causing you pain after the traumatic experience in a safe and non-judgmental environment to help you recover and heal.
Childhood Trauma
If you have experienced trauma as a child, counselling can help you understand, process and heal from what has happened to you so that you can move on with confidence, strength and resilience.
Self Esteem
Reframe your thoughts and experiences to challenge the unhelpful beliefs that harm your self-image so that you can start to feel good about yourself and live your life with confidence and self-love.
Emotion Regulation
Develop the skills necessary to regulate your emotions by learning how to rethink situations to reduce anger or depression, identify and challenge unhelpful thinking patters, and be mindful to reduce anxiety and stress.
Intrusive Thoughts
Learn to recognize, challenge, and take control of unwanted intrusive thoughts, images, and feelings that negatively impact your day-to-day life.
Sleep Concerns
Sleep deprivation can have a significant impact on mental health. Understand the underlying causes of your issues and develop a routine to improve the quality of your sleep.
OCD
Start identifying the triggers that lead to your unwanted and intrusive thoughts to regain control of your life by learning how to sit with those feelings, rather than compulsively acting on them.
Veterans
Counselling can provide support for any issues related to your service or other experiences in the line of duty, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, grief or anxiety.
First Responders
Counselling provides a safe outlet for the feeling you have to suppress while in the front lines, help you manage stress, and heal from anxiety and trauma.
Couples Issues
Work together to get through rough patches, improve communication, nurture intimacy, rebuild trust, set boundaries, make parenting decisions, and handle separation or divorce constructively.
Workplace Issues
Develop the strength and resilience to cope with a variety of work issues including handling conflict, occupational stress, returning to work, employment leave, motivation issues and feeling stuck.
Conflict Resolution
Learn how to resolve conflicts in a healthy and productive way without compromising your own values, integrity, boundaries or self-respect so that everyone involved feels heard and respected.
Stress and Burnout
Learn to reduce your stress and prevent burn out by practicing mindfulness, implementing relaxation techniques, setting boundaries, doing things you enjoy and prioritizing self-care.
Codependency
Identify and change the patterns of behaviour that make it difficult for you to make decisions, ask for help, set boundaries, be alone, or stop yourself from feeling responsible for other people’s behaviours.
Personal Growth
Enhance your personal growth by boosting your self-esteem, confidence, motivation, focus, self-discipline, and fostering a positive inner dialogue.
Indecisiveness
Develop the confidence to trust in yourself and be decisive in your actions without fear of making the wrong decision or for being judged for not making the right one.
Mental Health Assessments
A mental health assessment can help you identify if you have any underlying mental health conditions that are impacting your quality of life such as anxiety, depression, OCD, borderline personality disorder, PTSD and more.
Trauma Assessments
Trauma assessments involve an in-depth analysis of the nature, timing, and severity of the traumatic events, the effects those events had on you and whether you have long lasting symptoms as a result.
Performance Psychology
Learn how to perform at optimal levels in all aspects of your life by overcoming the mental or physical barriers, as well as the behavioural limitations that get in the way of success.
Anger
Regain control in your life and learn how to control your anger by improving communication skills, expressing yourself in healthy ways, learning to relax, reframing your thoughts, and practicing gratitude.
Gender and Sexuality
Feel supported in a safe and accepting space for you to explore your sexuality and gender identity, process and heal from discrimination, and gain the strength to come out and be your authentic self.
