Individual, Group and Family Counselling
Individual Counselling
We all have those days, for some those days last months and yet for others those months last years. Whether it is clinically identified as Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Addiction, Trauma or a combination of varying mental health concerns, Rubina's objective is to provide her clients with the most effective form of treatment for their specific needs. She will only endorse and utilize evidence-based treatments: that is, interventions that have scientific research to ensure their effectiveness for the particular treatment goal. Rubina works collaboratively with you, in a warm, supportive environment, providing you the tools necessary so you can find and explore the source of your concerns. She'll also continue to provide support, to help maintain the positive changes gained in session and allowing the discoveries you've made, to have a lasting effect on your mental health and well-being.
As a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Rubina has training in both diagnostic assessments and the delivery of Cognitive-Behaviour-Therapy (CBT) and its subsets. What is CBT? The most simple answer to this question is: it is one of the most powerful, effective forms of treatment out there. CBT combines three of the most potent forces within ourselves that guides our decision making processes; our thoughts, our emotions and our actions. CBT is the school of self-remedy - you ARE capable of change, when given the right tools.
Rubina will work with you, to help you understand the relationship of these three components, and how they interact in your specific circumstance. She also utilizes subsets of CBT, such as Solution-Focused and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for the treatment of mood, personality and substance-related disoders, Behaviour Therapy (BT) and Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) for the treatment of learning and behaviour based disorders. Rubina also has been certified by the IOCDF (International OCD Foundation) in behaviour therapy training for OCD and other Anxiety based disorders. An initial intake and/or assessment will allow Rubina the opportunity to truly understand your specific needs, so that she can tailor an integrative method of support to address your concerns.
Rubina will work with you, to help you understand the relationship of these three components, and how they interact in your specific circumstance. She also utilizes subsets of CBT, such as Solution-Focused and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for the treatment of mood, personality and substance-related disoders, Behaviour Therapy (BT) and Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) for the treatment of learning and behaviour based disorders. Rubina also has been certified by the IOCDF (International OCD Foundation) in behaviour therapy training for OCD and other Anxiety based disorders. An initial intake and/or assessment will allow Rubina the opportunity to truly understand your specific needs, so that she can tailor an integrative method of support to address your concerns.
Individual Counselling for Teens and Kids
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Group Therapy
Rubina has used CBT with clients as young as 5 years old. Her specialized training and years of experience with children, youth and adults enables her to provide both preventative and remedial treatment to any variety of presenting problems. In the past, Rubina has lead group therapy sessions focusing on social skills, anger managment, self-esteem, sensory integration, anxiety and victims of abuse. She also addresses these concerns in a 1-1 format - where her clients are given tasks/assignments that allow them to practice their skills and tools outside of session.
Currently Rubina is offering group treatment for anxiety and social skills development for youth. Both of these groups utilize evidence-based methods from CBT and ABA, allowing the groups to provide superior skills training to a variety of kids and teens.
Currently Rubina is offering group treatment for anxiety and social skills development for youth. Both of these groups utilize evidence-based methods from CBT and ABA, allowing the groups to provide superior skills training to a variety of kids and teens.
Counselling for Families
One of the most beautiful things about families is the amount of love and support individuals give and receive within a greater collective unit. Sometimes when there are gaps in how the individuals within the collective unit think, perceive or feel (e.g. when a Mother and Daughter are no longer seeing eye-to-eye) it can be hard to consistently provide that love and support for one another. At times situations can spiral so quickly out of control, that the hope of recovering seems dim. By allowing your family the chance to experience a counselling session, based on the specific theories and research on family systems - you are allowing yourself and your family a second chance.
In life, our own tainted, biased perceptions can sometimes be the precursor to further turmoil. Rubina's sensitivity to each individual's concerns within the family can allow a safe, calm and supportive environment where these issues and concerns can be explored and helped.
In life, our own tainted, biased perceptions can sometimes be the precursor to further turmoil. Rubina's sensitivity to each individual's concerns within the family can allow a safe, calm and supportive environment where these issues and concerns can be explored and helped.
