How did I become a therapist?

My first-hand experience with therapy started when I was a client. I encountered significant barriers with my first therapist, having to over-explain my racialized identity and family dynamics to them. I remember feeling uncomfortable and misunderstood by my therapist, which prevented a meaningful connection from developing. From then on, my mission has been to improve the therapeutic experience for BIPOC folks and to ensure that they feel safe, validated, and empowered.

I have worked in a variety of social service and non-profit settings: a group home, a crisis line, and a community resource centre. My frontline experience has deepened my understanding of systemic barriers, inequities, and various forms of oppression. I carry this critical knowledge into my current therapeutic practices.

While obtaining my Master of Social Work degree from the University of Toronto, I specialized in the mental health stream and studied therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, among others.

I also provide queer, gender, and neurodivergent affirming care and implement a disability justice approach in my therapeutic practice.

I look forward to connecting and working together!

In solidarity,

Sana

About Me

Hi there! My name is Sana (Sun-Uh) and I use she/her/hers pronouns. I’m a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. I identify as a Pakistani-Canadian, able-bodied, cis woman. I am also a settler and currently reside in Tkaranto (Toronto), Ontario. I use a combination of my lived and professional experience to support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) folks in therapy.