Introducing Your Therapist
Faizah Latif, MSW, RSW
Faizah Latif received her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Windsor in 2023. She is a Registered Social Worker within Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. Faizah is currently the Clinical Director at Duha Therapy, an organization promoting the wellbeing of clients through navigating their anxiety, self esteem, and trauma. She provides psychotherapy services to individuals, couples, and families.
Faizah has developed work and volunteer experience serving children, youth, and women populations building resilience, collaboration and empowerment within these groups.
To complement Faizah’s clinical experience, she greatly values self development and is an innovative leader. She is passionate about positive change and participating in creative projects to serve her community. She is a mental health advocate, enjoys writing, story-telling, and seeks to inspire and motivate those around her. Faizah’s ultimate goal is to develop individuals in realizing their full potential and to raise awareness towards stigmatized topics within communities.
Faizah's Work Experience
- Board Member at Muslim Children’s Aid & Support Services (Current)
- Psychotherapist at Hello Leena (Current)
- Mental Health Therapist & Facilitator at Naseeha Mental Health (Current)
- Social Worker at The Darling Home for Kids
- Counsellor at Kids Help Phone
- Employment Counsellor at YW Kitchener- Waterloo
Faizah's Projects
CBC Radio Feature
Topic: What would you tell your younger self if you met for a coffee?
Naseeha Mental Health x Humber MSA
Topic: Emotional Wellness in Preparation for Ramadan
Naseeha Mental Health x Mac MSA, U of T MSA
Topic: CBT Skills - Cognitive Distortions & Cognitive Restructuring
Wijhah Initiative
Topic: Stress Management - The Concept of Rest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52G-MPPVugw
Mental Health Matters
Topic: Building Resilience - Nurturing Healthy Coping Habits in Challenging Times
Canadian Council of Muslim Women
Topic: Wisdom and Healing Circle for Palestine - Keeping the Hope Alive
Happy Strong Family Podcast
Topic: Supporting our Mental Health in Tough Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaUJz9H04jY
Licenses & Certifications
· Registered Social Worker, OCSWSSW (Ontario), OTSTCFQ (Quebec), NSCSW (Nova Scotia)
· Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Level 1, The Gottman Institute
· Internal Family Systems (IFS), PESI
· Goal Management Training Therapist eLearning Program, Baycrest Health Sciences
· Understanding Stigma, CAMH
· Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health Commission of Canada
· Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), LivingWorks
Fun Stuff
- Loves coffee and cats!
- Recently taught herself to swim and taking up boxing
- Has a good sense of humour and will make you laugh in session
- Currently reading Maame and From Darkness Into Light
- Favourite show: Grey's Anatomy
- Favourite colour: Teal
...Despite how open, peaceful, and loving you attempt to be, people can only meet you as deeply as they've met themselves. This is the heart of clarity.
Matt Kahn
Empowering You to Thrive
Faizah's Story & Approach
Being a born and raised Canadian, Muslim religiously, Pakistani culturally and having British roots through her parents, Faizah understands what it means to have crossing identities.
Faizah has undergone many challenges in her life as a South Asian and Muslim woman, born and raised in the West. She underwent bullying at a young age, as she was a visible minority living in a predominantly white area. In adulthood, Faizah went through two short-lived marriages, where she had to pick herself back up and rebuild her identity. She was able to do this and find empowerment through her story. Now is her time to give back to others and continue pursuing her incredible journey.
From these experiences, Faizah embodies aspects of her faith, cultural sensitivity, hope and uses her experiences as motivation to inspire others towards positive change. Faizah is here to help you to work on your identity, and to realize your purpose here on earth. She realizes now that these experiences in her life have made her a more compassionate therapist, ready to advocate for others who are struggling. For Faizah, being a Social Worker/Therapist is not a job; rather it is her calling.
Faizah is first and foremost a human on the other side of the screen and she really wants you to feel at home when you speak to her. She focuses on authenticity and collaboration in her therapy sessions, allowing her clients to feel empowered in their decision making.
Faizah's work focuses on:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Focusing on one's values
- Internal Family Systems (IFS): Uncovering various "parts" one possesses and their impact
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Understanding the dynamic between thoughts, behaviours and actions
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT): Providing tools to regulate one's emotions
- Somatic Therapy: Helping to soothe the nervous system
- Narrative Therapy: Helping one to reframe their life stories and develop new perspectives
