In-Person in Toronto, ON M4C
Online in
Ontario
I believe that each one of us is fighting our own battles, and that's why it is so important to listen and truly understand how someone else might be feeling. I also believe that conversation and feeling connected can help kickstart a journey towards personal healing and can give us that agency for possibilities, possibilities we want to see happen for ourselves. We are our experiences but we can also grow from them to see ourselves evolve into something that aligns with our hopes and wishes. Whether it is deep conversations and connection or validation of what you have been through or maybe a game plan for future goals, I can help.
Let's start with a brief conversation and let's get to know one another, let's talk about what your challenges might be, and how we can collaborate on a plan to help ease those daily challenges. Let's start with a consultation.
Client Focus
Session Format: Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Asian, LGBTQ+, Women clients.
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
Approach Description: I provide all clients with a trauma focused approach, and provide a trauma sensitive space through their journey of healing. I help navigate the flow of experiences from the past, present and help provide skills for experiences in the future. I am certified as an EMDR therapist as well as trained and experienced in Trauma focussed therapy, ACT, DBT and CBT modalities of therapy. My approaches also include art based therapy, identity and 2SLGBTQI+ affirming approaches.
Education & Credentials
Magdhi Shah (Qualifying)
- Female
- License # 12536
- Licensed in ON
- Practicing Since 2022
Education: I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Q) with the CRPO, an educator and a budding artist, who is a strong advocate of mental health among immigrants and people of colour residing in Canada. I received my Master of Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University.
Finances
Fees
- Average Session Fee 170
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- I have a limited number of sliding scale spots for clients who demonstrate financial need
- Accepts Insurance
Magdhi Shah Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Toronto, ON M4C
- Available Online for residents of Ontario
As someone who was born and raised in South Asia before moving to Canada for education, I approach therapy from a multi-cultural lens and tend to apply my awareness of the struggle, identity shifts, feeling disconnected and many other experiences within a compassionate, culturally-informed, and all under trauma-informed care. I provide all clients with a trauma focused approach, and provide a trauma sensitive space through their journey of healing. I help navigate the flow of experiences from the past, present and help provide skills for experiences in the future. I am certified as an EMDR therapist as well as trained and experienced in Trauma focussed therapy, ACT, DBT and CBT modalities of therapy. My approaches also include art based therapy, identity and 2SLGBTQI+ affirming approaches.
If you feel stuck in between emotions, memories or are unsure of the path ahead, find it challenging to experience daily stressors of life, living with a painful past or life altering experiences, then we can work together and create a wholesome healing and transformative pathway for you. I tailor and authenticate my approach according to the needs of my clients as each of us are a unique blend of experiences and perspectives.
I also work with couples, for pre-marital counselling or post-marital counselling, to help couples navigate through their relationship respectfully and generate a sense of value for both partners, on their quest for understanding and finding the future for their relationship together.
My goal is always to provide all my clients with commitment of understanding and provide compassionate sensitivity, within a safe and non-judgemental relationship. This will also be the initial step in therapy, to create this space and relationship with my client.
I hope to shift your focus towards feeling your authentic self and re-dicovering your mental health in a way that makes you feel fulfilled.