Counselling for Black, Racialized and Students of Colour

Adria is a Registered Social Worker and Alumna of the University of Guelph with over 10 years of experience working in university and community-based organizations. As a multi-racial Black woman with Trinidadian and Italian heritage, who also identifies as bisexual, her lived experiences inform her work, and she strives to work from an anti-oppressive, anti-racist, decolonial, trauma-informed, intersectional, person-centered approach. Adria has expertise in supporting individuals and groups in their healing from sexual and gender-based violence, racial and intergenerational trauma, and relationship challenges. Adria draws from a variety of modalities, including somatics (body-based), Internal Family Systems (IFS), expressive arts, narrative, self-compassion, and mindfulness-based therapies.

Naszrin Arghoshi (pronouns: she/her) is a Registered Social Worker who uses an integrated approach to therapy. She incorporates different modalities to meet students' unique needs and practices from a place of curiosity, gentleness, and compassion. She is passionate about decolonizing mental health and uses anti-oppression practices to support the healing of individuals, families, and communities. Naszrin is a settler and a refugee, who spent her teenage and young adult years in Scarborough and Toronto. As a Muslim woman from a mixed racial and cultural background, she has a deep and nuanced understanding of what it's like to navigate complex intersectional identities. As a therapist, she strives to support people in their healing journey and in exploring the impacts of larger systems on their wellness. In sessions, she focuses on creating safety, meaning making and opportunities for skill-building and self-reflection.

Rashida Odumoye, RP(Q), is a Registered Psychotherapist Qualifying who enriches her practice with insights from her Caribbean upbringing and Canadian Caribbean perspective. She specializes in supporting individuals, particularly women who have experienced intimate partner violence, and addresses a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, life transitions, and family relationships. Rashida utilizes various therapeutic modalities such as solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Committed to creating a safe, nonjudgmental space, she values collaboration to co-create goals and strategies for positive change. Rashida’s adaptability and compassion guide her as she supports clients through their unique journeys with understanding and care.

Stella is a professional Counsellor / Therapist with a master’s degree in Social Work. She has worked extensively with Individuals, couples, families, groups on a variety of issues including but not limited to depression, anxiety, separation /divorce, domestic violence, and grief/loss.  As an eclectic social worker, Stella works from a strength-based perspective using diverse interventions such as narrative, solution-focused, and cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT.) She is a registered social worker and a registered marriage and family therapists.