Nawar changed my life.

We have been working together for over a year now and there is a great difference from the Alina of last year and Alina of today.

I had shattered my life completely. I broke up, moved out, and I was at a stage where I was prone to repeat some really bad patterns in my life. Bad relationships, bad behaviour, losing more than I had lost already.

Through a recommendation I reached out to her. I’ve always been against the idea of therapy, but she seemed the perfect therapist to break through that. She’s patient, kind, extremely knowledgeable and she’s got the experience and qualifications that make her the perfect choice for a fussy client (like myself).

The most important part for me is that she never put me in a box, to try and make me fit a particular model of therapy. She always uses models as starting points, gives me plenty of helpful resources that I can go find myself, but it’s the fact that can nail it with one single word and the penny just drops. And you end up thinking that maybe she’s just a little bit magic!

Nawar is the best choice for anyone who wants a therapist that is intelligent, kind, non-judgemental and truly integrative.

You have been and continue to be one of the biggest positive factors in my journey to permanent self care and mental health and growth. Thank you for picking my brain and allowing me not to just be true with you but true to myself.

Kind, yet strong. I like that she supports me in finding answers/solutions on my, and doesn’t decide for me what to do. She helps me in becoming my own agent. Still, she offers different solutions when needed.

A revelation. No matter how rational and intellectual you are you can’t heal without feeling your feelings. And so you must have a guide to take you through the thorny path of overwhelming emotion. You will break open before you heal and in that Nawar has gone beyond expectation.

Nawar is incredibly smart and quick to pick up on underlying issues. She has the ability to articulate feelings and emotions so well. Overall, my experience has been very pleasant.

Nawar is absolutely amazing and truly great at her craft. 

She has a way of really seeing you where you are, where you have been and where you can go and is able to hold space for all of that. The way she can see the bigger picture and help guide you through any situation is absolutely incredible and I couldn’t recommend her more.

Her support even outside the sessions is the best, whether it’s sending me suggestions for noise cancelling headphones or book recommendations. 

I feel so seen and heard in her presence and like it’s okay to admit what I am scared to admit to myself. She is also incredible at helping break that into smaller bites and then look at what I can focus on to move forward and better myself.

Nawar is easy to talk to, endlessly supportive, encouraging, very understanding, and empathetic to situations as well as regional religion & culture. She is reassuring and reliable and has always been available for communication. She has made me feel like she “gets me”, which is so reassuring and normalizing. My overall experience of therapy is that it should be a natural necessity. Understanding and exploring one’s own emotions, actions, feelings, as well as those of others has helped me understand myself and others better. I feel like I both think and feel clearer, with better understanding and emotional intelligence. It’s enabled me to be able to decide; to make informed decisions and feel more confident about them. Problematic situations feel more manageable, and the process of looking at them or managing them feels like they have a beginning and, eventually, an end. Though it was hard for awhile, I learned to recognize what isn’t normal – to break up perceived normality and recognize abuse. I know that the work done with Nawar will continue to grow and further consolidate even if sessions become less scheduled or further apart. Thank you, Nawar :’)

She’s a very calm and relaxing each time i can’t wait to start my session with her she listens carefully and highlights ideas and emotions i never noticed

Warm, attentive, supportive, culturally sensitive/aware, understanding and validating.