Find a Black Therapist in Toronto – Culturally Competent Care for You

Connect with a licensed Black therapist who understands your lived experience. In-person and virtual appointments available.

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Wellnest Black Therapists

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Jinepher Koduah

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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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  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
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Nathanael Robertson

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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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  • Trauma
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • CBT for Anxiety: Beck Institute
  • Couples Therapy Gottman Institute 
  • ADHD + Clinical Practice
  • Grief Literacy Training (L1 & L2)                                                                                                                                      
  • Eating Disorder in BIPOC Populations                      
  • ADHD + Clinical Practice
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Meccana Ali

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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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  • Trauma
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy with adolescents and emerging adults
  • ASIST Trained for Suicide Intervention 2017
  • Certificate for Competency-based Counselling Skills for direct intervention 2014
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Certification
  • Traditionally Integrated Islamic Psychotherapy Certification
  • Family and Couples Counselling
  • Grief Literacy Training (L1 & L2)                                                                                                                                      
  • Eating Disorder in BIPOC Populations                      
  • ADHD + Clinical Practice
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Keresa Bailey

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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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  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, University of Toronto: OISE, Toronto, ON, 2021
  • Concurrent Disorders Certificate Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, 2020
  • Motivational Interviewing, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, 2019
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2017
  • Refugee Mental Health Course for Health Care Providers, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2015
  • Grief Literacy Training (L1 & L2)                                                                                                                                      
  • Eating Disorder in BIPOC Populations                         
  • Integrated Psycho-Social Anti-Racism Anti-oppressive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Counselling
  • ADHD + Clinical Practice
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Beidan Hassan

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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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  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Grief
  • Mental Health First Aid Training – Mental Health Commission of Canada – March 2018
  • Domestic Violence Training – Legal Aid Ontario – April 2016
  • Trauma Therapy Certificate Sick Kids Institute for Mental Health
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples 
  • Attachment-Focused Therapy for Adults
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma Certificate
  • Grief Literacy Training (L1 & L2)                                                                                                                                      
  • Eating Disorders in BIPOC Populations                         
  • Integrated Psycho-Social Anti-Racism Anti-oppressive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Counselling
  • ADHD + Clinical Practice
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Anisa Mohamed

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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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  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Addiction
  • Certificate in trauma counselling for mental health professionals
  • Grief Literacy Training (L1 & L2)                                                                                                                                      
  • Eating Disorder in BIPOC Populations
  • Addiction + Opioid Concerns, Treatment Solutions and GAINS Q3 MI ONT training.
  • Motivational Interviewing and Solution-focused Therapy 
  • Certified in Non- violent Crisis Prevention ASIST
  • Mental Health First Aid certification                         
  • Integrated Psycho-Social Anti-Racism Anti-oppressive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Counselling
  • ADHD + Clinical Practice

At Wellnest, our therapists offer several therapeutic models, including:

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

Helps you identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that impact how you feel.

Mindfulness-Based Therapies

Teach you to slow down, become more present, and respond to stress with greater awareness and care.

Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)

Supports you in understanding, expressing, and healing through your emotions in a safe space.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Combines acceptance and change strategies to help with intense emotions, relationships, and coping.

Trauma-Informed Care

Recognizes how trauma shapes your experiences and centres safety, choice, and empowerment in the healing process.

Somatic Therapy

Connects body and mind by using gentle awareness and movement to support nervous system regulation and healing.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

A therapy that helps the brain reprocess and release distress from traumatic or overwhelming experiences.

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To get started with virtual therapy, we suggest these initial steps:

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    Learn about our team and pick a therapist you feel is a good fit for your needs.

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    Book a free 15-minute phone consultation.

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    Complete an initial assessment to help determine your wellness goals.

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Benefits of Working with a Black therapist in Toronto

A safe space that’s free from judgement

We believe that your complexities should be taken into consideration during therapy. A great way to do this is to have a therapist that reflects your unique identity and can relate to the factors that have impacted your mental health.

Having a Black therapist can be very beneficial for those whose mental health has been shaped by familial, cultural, or religious dynamics. A therapist who has either experienced or witnessed these dynamics in their own life can be better suited to help you unpack and understand how your racial identity has affected you.

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You won’t have to worry that certain traditions or values will be shocking to your therapist, and you won’t have to rationalize and defend your culture.

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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Frequently asked questions

Why work with a Black therapist?

Do I need a referral?

Are sessions covered by insurance?

What issues can I discuss?

How does virtual therapy work?

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

We foster environments that honour different identities, journeys and values.

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.

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Offering mental health services in-person in Toronto, ON, and online

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Ways to pay for therapy

We offer multiple ways you can pay for your therapy sessions here at Wellnest.

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Out of pocket

We accept credit card and Visa debt

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Some insurance providers cover therapy, please check with your insurance provider to see if they cover therapy.