I am a registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist and the founder of Rooh Therapy.  As a child of South Asian and Muslim immigrant parents, I spent most of my life moving from place to place in hopes of finding a “better future”. Throughout my journey, I have been exposed to various cultures which brought upon a great deal of confusion and curiosity in me about my own identity, belonging and values as I navigated my life as a 1.5 generation immigrant in Canada.

Growing up as a child of immigrants meant that my parents had an expectation of me becoming a Doctor. For most of my life, I had internalized this narrative of equating my success with being a Doctor. Therefore, I pursued my Bachelors of Science from the University of Toronto with the intentions of applying to medical school. However, as I started doing community work with The Mental Health and Wellness Café (MHWC), a non-profit organization I founded, I realized the value of practices integral to social work such as therapy and counselling. My community work pushed me to challenge the idea of medication as the primary or sole intervention.