Ayesha Azfar

About

I am passionate about working with clients who feel like they are "not good enough" or who worry about living up to the expectations of others. I help them to develop self-acceptance, reduce people-pleasing behaviours, and learn how to establish and maintain boundaries.

Biography

When we experience traumas or life stressors it can be not only overwhelming but also very isolating as it often feels like no one can understand what you are going through. Without having a space to explore and unpack these stressors in a meaningful way, we often turn those thoughts and feelings inward, internalize our issues, and experience guilt and shame. This can also lead to negative interactions with our loved ones and can adversely impact our relationship with them. My focus is to help individuals grow from their struggles, heal from their pain, and move forward to where they want to be in life so that they can thrive. In all my experiences of providing therapy, I firmly believe that clients hold within themselves the key to unlocking the tools to help overcome their challenges. My passion lies in helping clients access their strengths, provide an understanding of their own agency, and facilitate their journey towards change. Through a trauma-informed lens, I take an integrative, holistic, and collaborative approach toward counselling. I believe that my clients have the inherent power within themselves to bring about change. My task is to guide and facilitate you toward reaching your goals and achieve personal growth. For clients who are wondering if I would be a good fit, I offer a free phone/virtual consult (up to 20 mins) to allow them the opportunity to see if they would like to work with me. As an immigrant to Canada and a member of the BIPOC and Muslim community, I have an understanding of the diverse and multicultural impacts on therapy and how they intersect.

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