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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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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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Meccana is a registered social worker with over 17 years of experience offering person-centered support and advocacy with families
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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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Beidan Hassan is a Registered Social Worker who received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto
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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 individuals look for therapy that is trauma-informed, culturally competent, and grounded in evidence-based psychotherapy while supporting emotional well-being, self-esteem, and personal resilience.
Through Wellnest, clients across Halifax, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and throughout Canada can connect with experienced therapists offering counselling services and psychotherapy in a compassionate supportive environment. Whether you are navigating relationship challenges, major life transitions, or ongoing life’s challenges, therapy can help strengthen emotional wellness and long-term healing.
Many Black Canadians seek therapy that acknowledges lived experiences, systemic barriers, and cultural identity while providing professional mental health care. Working with therapists who understand these perspectives can help strengthen the therapeutic relationship and create a meaningful healing process.Wellnest therapists use a variety of modalities depending on client needs. These may include CBT, EMDR, narrative therapy, and solution-focused approaches.
Therapy may address mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship stress, and self-esteem challenges while supporting emotional growth and long-term wellness.Clients may also seek support navigating life transitions, career stress, or relationship difficulties. Our clinicians aim to create a safe space where individuals can explore their experiences, develop healthier coping strategies, and strengthen their overall well-being.
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.
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.
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.
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