
Irfa Samnani
She/HerMEd
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)


Irfa's
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Your therapeutic experience with me
Walking into therapy with me, you’ll find a space that is soft, steady, and deeply attuned to you. My approach is warm, collaborative, and thoughtful, gently guiding without rushing, offering structure when it's needed, and always honouring your pace. Whatever you're navigating, I bring a calm and compassionate presence that helps you feel safe to show up just as you are. Together, we’ll make space for the complexity of your experience, your strength and your struggle, your grief and your growth. I blend evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, EMDR, ACT, and CFT with a deep respect for your lived experience, culture, and values.
Areas of expertise
These represent my core areas of expertise, backed by specialized training and extensive clinical experience.

Anxiety

EMDR

Perinatal Mental Health

Chronic Illness

Relationship Issues

Disability
I also provide skilled support in these additional areas and welcome clients seeking help with these concerns.

Parenting

Coping Skills

Grief & Loss

Self Esteen & Self-worth

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

Assertiveness & Boundaries

Relational Attachment Oriented Approach

Medical Trauma

Experiential And Process Oriented

Caregiver Stress (caregivers Of Plwd)

Anxiety & Worry

Guilt & Shame

Culturally Humble And Contextually Responsive

Couples Therapy (experiencing High Conflict, One Or More Partners Are Experiencing Symptoms Of PTSD Or CPTSD)
Therapeutic approaches
These are my primary therapeutic approaches, backed by specialized training and extensive clinical experience.

EMDR
Helps my clients heal from trauma. It uses eye movements or gentle stimulation while you think about a troubling memory, helping your brain process it in a healthier way. EMDR can reduce the emotional impact of past events so they don't feel as overwhelming. I offer this for birth trauma as well.

Acceptance Commitment Therapy
ACT helps clients navigate difficult thoughts and emotions with more openness and self-compassion. It supports my clients in letting go of struggle, connecting to their values, and taking meaningful steps toward a more fulfilling life even with pain present. It is about accepting and connecting.

Emotion-focused Therapy
EFT helps clients explore emotions with depth and compassion. By understanding and transforming emotional patterns, clients develop a stronger sense of self, improve relationships, and begin to respond to life from a place of clarity and authenticity.

Internal Family Systems
IFS helps clients explore the different “parts” within them like the inner critic, the people-pleaser, or the wounded child with curiosity and care. By building a relationship with these parts, clients find healing, balance, and a deeper connection to their true self.
I also incorporate these evidence-based approaches when clinically appropriate:

Anti-oppressive Therapy

Brief Solution-oriented Therapy

Collaborative Therapy

Integrative

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Gottman Couples Therapy

Mindfulness-based Therapy

DBT

Narrative Therapy

Client-centered / Rogerian Therapy
Client communities & cultural expertise
These are the client communities and cultural backgrounds I have specialized experience supporting.
Client populations I serve

Perinatal (pregnant, Postpartum, And Transitioning To Parenthood)

Professionals

Parents

Couples

People Facing Chronic Illness Or Pain
Cultural expertise

BIPOC

South Asian

1st And 2nd Generation Immigrant

Newcomer And Refugee

First Responders
Professional credentials

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
- No.19427
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
Educational background

Master of Education
University of Toronto, Canada
Specialized training
EFCT
ICEEFT
EMDR
EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Training with Suzanne Rutti
Gottman Level 1
The Gottman Instititue
Practice locations & services
FAQ
Did you know?

I’m a lifelong learner at heart. I love deepening my knowledge in relational work, trauma, perinatal mental health, and culturally responsive therapy.

My path to becoming a therapist was shaped by personal experience navigating postpartum struggles, chronic illness, and the complex cultural dynamics.

I believe healing happens in spaces that are non-judgmental, affirming, and deeply attuned. My style is warm, thoughtful,& collaborative not rushed.


As a South Asian woman and a disabled therapist, I hold space for the complex ways culture, family roles, and identity shape our emotional world.