Farhana Safa
Registered Social WorkerMBBS, MScCH, MPH, RSWPractical tools, thoughtful collaboration, and room to be yourself.
Connect with FarhanaA little about Farhana.
Farhana is a Registered Social Worker with a focus on mental health and addictions. Her educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in medicine, a master’s degree in mental health and addictions from the University of Toronto, and a master’s degree in public health.
She has counselling experience in community organizations in Canada and internationally, with additional training in trauma-informed care, cultural competency, crisis management, and counselling psychology.
Her approach draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, emotion-focused work, motivational interviewing, and narrative, solution-focused, and strengths-based approaches.
Farhana offers a collaborative space to explore thoughts, emotions, and patterns, and to develop tools that make sense for your day-to-day life.
Farhana values a client-centred relationship, curiosity, and helping people build on their own strengths.