Welcome to Sedâ Psychotherapy!
Sedâ (seh-dah) is the Persian word for 'Voice'
We are a virtual mental health practice committed to supporting the mental, emotional, and social wellbeing of individuals, couples, and families. Our clinic is built on the principles of collaborative, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive practice, ensuring that clients and service providers, along with their diverse and intersecting identities, are treated with respect and care.
Our therapists provide care that is:
Collaborative: We do not see ourselves as the expert in your life, and instead see you as the expert of your own life and your experiences. Sessions with us will involve consideration of your own insights, strengths, and preferences to inform the therapy work. We work together to understand the challenges you're facing and create a therapeutic process that supports your needs and goals.
Trauma-Informed: We recognize how difficult or harmful life experiences can affect people's thoughts, feelings, behaviour, and relationships. Trauma-informed therapy focuses on creating a safe and supportive environment, helping you feel understood and respected, while addressing your emotional and mental needs in a way that avoids re-traumatization. We are sensitive to the impact of trauma and work with you at your own pace, ensuring you feel in control of your therapeutic process.
Intersectional and Anti-Oppressive: We recognize that we live in a world that actively oppresses folks based on their race, age, sex, sexuality, gender, ability, religion, and socioeconomic standing. We see you within the context of your relationships with others and the world, and recognize that your experiences aren't happening in isolation. You influence and are influenced by your environment, which includes your relationships and your sociocultural context. We are committed to being reflective of our own experiences of power, privilege, and marginalization and how they intersect with yours. We are committed to recognizing the power imbalances that exist between client and therapist and actively work on creating a space of safety for you.
Identity-Affirming: Our therapists are 2SLGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity affirming. Affirming therapy goes beyond simply tolerating or even celebrating marginalized identities and experiences. Affirming therapy centres these identities and works to divest ourselves of holding individuals to cis-hetero-normative and neuronormative expectations.
Compassionate & Mindfulness-Based: We're aware of the tendency to respond to ourselves with "tough love" or shame when we experience challenges. Compassion is an emotional response that helps us relate to our own and others' experiences with kindness and care. We will work together to help you develop more awareness of your emotions, thoughts, and behaviours as they come up and without judgment.