Finding a Black therapist in Edmonton who understands cultural identity, lived experiences, and community context can make mental health care feel safer and more meaningful.

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Anisa offers therapy to adolescents and adults. She utilizes client-centred, holistic,trauma-informed and anti-oppressive approaches.
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Meccana is a registered social worker with over 17 years of experience offering person-centered support and advocacy with families
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Beidan Hassan is a Registered Social Worker who received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto
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I have spent the past 9+ years working in mental health and advocacy, particularly with the BIPOC community. I bring a range of experience
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Jinepher Koduah, MSW, RSW, is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto.
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Keresa is a member of the Ontario College of Social Worker and Social Service Workers and the Ontario Association of Social Workers.
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Helps you identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that impact how you feel.
Teach you to slow down, become more present, and respond to stress with greater awareness and care.
Supports you in understanding, expressing, and healing through your emotions in a safe space.
Combines acceptance and change strategies to help with intense emotions, relationships, and coping.
Recognizes how trauma shapes your experiences and centres safety, choice, and empowerment in the healing process.
Connects body and mind by using gentle awareness and movement to support nervous system regulation and healing.
A therapy that helps the brain reprocess and release distress from traumatic or overwhelming experiences.
Many clients seek therapy that is culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and grounded in evidence-based psychotherapy while still creating a supportive, non-judgmental space for healing.Through Wellnest, clients across Edmonton, Alberta, and surrounding Canadian communities can connect with experienced clinicians offering mental health support, counselling services, and psychotherapy. Whether you’re navigating relationship issues, life transitions, self-esteem challenges, or emotional stress, therapy can support long-term well-being and emotional resilience.
Many Black Canadians seek mental health professionals who understand cultural context, systemic challenges, and lived experiences. Therapy can support individuals navigating racial trauma, identity exploration, relationship issues, and emotional stress while building coping skills and resilience.
Wellnest providers offer psychotherapy using evidence-based modalities such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and emotionally focused therapy. Depending on the clinician, therapy may focus on self-awareness, trauma processing, or strengthening relationships and emotional regulation.
Support may include individual therapy, couples therapy, or family-focused approaches designed to meet the unique needs of clients across Edmonton and nearby communities like Calgary.
Therapists work with adolescents and adults, offering both in-person and virtual options depending on availability.
Culturally responsive therapy acknowledges diverse experiences, including those of Black Canadians and Métis communities, and supports clients in accessing mental health care aligned with their values and identity.
By matching with the right therapist who understands your positionality, you can spend less time “explaining yourself” and more time focusing on your treatment.
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We offer virtual sessions by phone or video, making therapy accessible to you from wherever you live in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta or even British Columbia. Learn more about our services and how to get started with therapy in each of the areas listed below.
Many Wellnest clinicians support Black families through culturally sensitive therapy that acknowledges lived experiences, identity, and family dynamics.
Consider factors such as therapeutic approach, specialties, credentials (RSW, CCC, R.Psych, psychotherapist), and whether the clinician creates a safe, non-judgmental environment aligned with your needs.
You can ask about cultural competency training, lived experiences, work within the Black therapists network, or experience supporting Black Canadian communities.
Therapy can support creatives and professionals experiencing burnout, relationship challenges, or self-esteem concerns by helping develop coping skills and emotional resilience.
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is an evidence-based approach used by many clinicians to support emotional connection, relationship repair, and trauma-informed healing.
Organizations such as the Africa Centre and community-based networks offer resources that support culturally responsive mental health care and professional development.
Directories like Wellnest, community organizations, and culturally focused therapy networks can help identify providers offering culturally responsive care.
You can explore the therapists listed above to find clinicians supporting trauma-informed care and culturally sensitive psychotherapy.
Yes. Many providers support adolescents navigating identity, ADHD, emotional regulation, and mental health challenges.
Coverage depends on your plan. Many insurance providers cover services delivered by registered social workers (RSW) or registered psychologists (R.Psych).
Many therapists provide inclusive, respectful mental health care supporting LGBTQ+ clients within a culturally sensitive framework.
Yes. Many clinicians offer online sessions alongside in-person options depending on availability.
Clients may feel more understood when working with a therapist who recognizes cultural identity and lived experiences, supporting deeper trust, emotional safety, and more effective mental health support.
If you have any other questions, check out our FAQ page. You can also reach out to us at info@wellnest.ca or call/text us at 437-333-WELL(9355).
Our Commitment to Our Communities
For far too long, people of colour have been underrepresented in the mental health space, both as providers of psychotherapy services and seekers of those services.Our lived experiences and observations led us to understand that one of the most fundamental areas of change needed in our field is for better representation of its professionals. We want people, no matter their journey or their identity, to feel seen and heard as they navigate their healing.

Wellnest
415 Yonge St, Suite #1604, Toronto, ON, M5B 2E7
Monday 8 AM–8 PM
Tuesday 8 AM–8 PM
Wednesday 8 AM–8 PM
Thursday 8 AM–8 PM
Friday 8 AM–8 PM
Saturday 8 AM–6 PM
Sunday 8 AM–6 PM
We offer multiple ways you can pay for your therapy sessions here at Wellnest.
Find out if your insurance covers therapy
We accept credit card and Visa debt
Available by request and need
Some insurance providers cover therapy, please check with your insurance provider to see if they cover therapy.


