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Youstina Iskander, M.ACP.

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Psychotherapist
  • Woman
  • Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars. 4 rating(s).
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Description

Youstina Iskander is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying). Her area of focus is working with adolescents and adults dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, and general mental health struggles. She uses evidence-based approaches including CBT, SFBT, and Person-Centred Therapy to help empower clients to create positive change in their lives. Youstina’s goal is to help clients learn how to overcome their obstacles and become the person that they want to be.

Conditions

  • Abuse
  • ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
  • Bullying
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Fears / Phobias
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Loneliness
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
  • Panic disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Racial Identity
  • Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
  • Relationship Issues
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Self Esteem
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Social Isolation
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace stress

Services

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • LGBTQ2+
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (M.ACP.)

Education

  • Youstina Iskander received her Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2020 from the University of Toronto and her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology degree in 2023 from Yorkville University.

Professional associations

  • Youstina Iskander is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and a Qualifying Member of the Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists (OSRP).
Facility Information

Summary

Welcome to Positive Minds Psychotherapy Services. We offer psychotherapy, counselling, and consultative services in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, and Hindi.

Serving all of Ontario virtually, with in-person location in Markham, we are committed to culturally-sensitive, client-centered, and non-judgmental services for clients of all ages. Our therapists specialize in supporting clients to manage stress, depression, anxiety, anger, relationship issues, parenting, trauma, obsessive compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and more. We believe there is always "HOPE"!

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Applied behavior analysis
  • Art therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Christian counseling
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Eclectic therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Experiential therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Expressive arts therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Family systems therapy
  • Forensic therapy
  • Gestalt therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Integrative therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mentalization-based therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Prolonged exposure therapy
  • Psychoanalytic therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Rational emotive behavior therapy
  • Reality therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Amenities

  • Free parking
  • Wheelchair accessible
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200 Cachet Woods Court Unit 220, Markham, ON L6C 0Z8

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
By appointment only