Aliha Habib
Student Therapist"High quality therapy should be accessible to everyone. We create a non-judgmental space to look honestly at coping patterns, trauma, and culture without shame."
Approach
I provide compassionate, accessible psychotherapy through our affordable therapy program while completing the final part of my master's degree. I bring experience in addiction recovery, substance use, trauma, anxiety, and depression.
My practice is culturally sensitive and non-judgmental. I understand that coping habits-including substance use, emotional withdrawal, or perfectionism - often develop as survival strategies in response to systemic pressure, family expectations, or unresolved trauma. I support clients in identifying their internal strengths and building healthy, realistic ways to navigate life.
Does This Sound Familiar?
Addictions & Substance Reliance
Relying on substances, avoidance, or numbing habits to cope with daily overwhelm, anxiety, or unaddressed trauma.
Trauma, Anxiety & Depression
Struggling with painful past events, intrusive worry, heavy low mood, and feeling isolated from support.
Cultural & Family Pressures
Feeling caught between cultural traditions, intergenerational expectations, and your own identity needs.
What Working Together Looks Like
Culturally Attuned & Psychodynamic Care: Unpacking how early relational bonds, culture, and life experiences influence current coping.
Harm Reduction & Addiction Support: A respectful, realistic approach to examining substance use without forced labels or shame.
Trauma-Informed Coping Tools: Rebuilding internal safety, emotional regulation, and self-advocacy skills for daily life.
In Her Element
Warm conversation, community spaces, and moments of quiet grounding.
Downtime Routine
Reading, creative practices, and time spent with loved ones.
Clinical Background & Training
Education
- Master of Arts in Spiritual Care & Psychotherapy, Wilfrid Laurier University (In Progress)
- Addictions and Mental Health Postgraduate Certificate, Humber College
- Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Toronto
Certifications & Trainings
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (In Progress, 2026)
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (2025)
- Anti Human Trafficking Training (2025)
- Indigenous Culture & Traditions Training (2024)
- Gambling Addiction Training (2024)
- Resiliency and Recovery Training (2024)
- Crisis Intervention Training with Halton Regional Police (2022)
- Suicide Prevention, Risk Assessment & Management (2020)