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Zahra Nafar, M.ACP.

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Psychotherapist
  • Woman
  • Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars. 35 rating(s).

Provider's hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm

Description

Zahra is a Registered Psychotherapist and the Director of YourTherapist Psychotherapy and Counselling Clinic in Ottawa, ON.
Her experience includes years of training in psychology, and neuroscience. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), a Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP) and a Level II Gottman Institute certified couples therapist.
Zahra's therapy approach focuses on understanding her client's history, the family of origin, cultural background, physiological and psychological health to create clinical plans that promote change.

Conditions

  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Insomnia
  • Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
  • Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sex, sexuality, intimacy
  • Trauma
  • Workplace stress

Services

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Applied behavior analysis
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Existential therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Family systems therapy
  • Feminist therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Psychoanalytic therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Therapeutic intervention
  • Transpersonal therapy
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Couples​
  • Families​
  • LGBTQ2+
  • Seniors (65+)​
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Farsi

Professional designations

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

Education

  • M.A. Counselling Psychology - Yorkville University
  • M.Sc. and Ph.D. Studies, Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine - University of Ottawa
  • B.Sc. Integrated Science - Carleton University
  • B.Sc. Computer Mathematics - Carleton University

Professional associations

  • College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
  • Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
  • American Psychological Association
Facility Information

Summary

YourTherapist Psychotherapy and Counselling is a specialized mental health clinic that provides evidence-based, compassionate, and affordable mental health services across Ontario.

Our highly skilled psychotherapists have been extensively trained to treat a variety of mental illnesses, with interventions that are personalized to each client’s needs, including Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Interventions.

Business hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Animal-assisted therapy
  • Applied behavior analysis
  • Art therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Eclectic therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Existential therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Family systems therapy
  • Feminist therapy
  • Forgiveness therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Narrative therapy
  • Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Psychoanalytic therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Psychological testing and evaluation
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Somatic therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Therapeutic intervention
  • Transpersonal therapy
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair accessible
Google Map with the provider's location Google Map with the provider's location
275 Ontario St. Suite 102, Kingston, ON K7K 2X5

Provider's hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm

Business hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday
9:30 am - 7:00 pm