About Me
Rashida’s passion for mental health started as an activist working on the ground for human rights and gender equality. Her practice is on the unceded traditional territory of the Algonquin people with much gratitude. Rashida’s work is centred on a passion for seeing Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) take control of their mental wellness and make positive changes to their lives. She works with adolescents and adults 16 years and older to create a life that they can be proud of despite the barriers and injustices they face. Her environment is warm, nonjudgmental and hopeful. She collaborates with each individual to determine their goals and intentions. Working from a culturally safe, strengths-based, trauma-informed and QTBIPOC lens, her style ties cultural, spiritual and lived-experience with evidence-based approaches to suit each person's needs. These include re-telling our stories, solution-focused therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and supportive counseling. Rashida achieved her Master's of Social Work and Bachelor of Social Work (High Honours) from Carleton University with research focused on anti-oppression and anti-colonial approaches in social work. She is registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers.
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Ultimately no one said it better than Ms. Lauryn Hill, (a.k.a L. Boogie); “How you gonna win when you ain't right within.”
Fun Fact
When she is not counseling, she can be found listening to Hip-Hop, Reggae and Dancehall, with community, debating, cleaning, dancing, singing and spending time with her sons. She also works as a front-line mental health worker part-time.