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Zahra Nafar
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Psychotherapist
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
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
11:00 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, family of origin, cultural background, physiological and psychological health to create clinical plans that promote change.
Conditions
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Communication
- Depression
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Trauma
- Workplace stress
Services
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Group counselling
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Multicultural therapy
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Psychological testing and evaluation
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- The Gottman method
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Languages spoken
- English
- Farsi
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 Univerisity
Professional associations
- Member of The College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
- Clinical Member of the Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists
- Member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
- Associate with the American Psychological Association
- Professional Member of the European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies
Facility Information
YourTherapist Psychotherapy and Counselling

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
Closed
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
11:00 am
-
7:00 pm
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Art therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused 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
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Psychological testing and evaluation
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- The Gottman method
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Free Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible


45 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 900, Toronto, ON M2N 5W9