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🏆 Awards & Recognition
GHP Therapist of the Year – Canada (2026)
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Honoured to receive the GHP Culturally-Affirming Muslim Therapist of the Year (Canada) award in recognition of my commitment to providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental health care. This award reflects Duha Therapy's mission to create a space where clients feel safe, understood, and empowered to heal.
🌟 Reach Out Together – Top 75 Mental Health Leader Finalist (2026)
Selected as one of Canada's Top 75 Mental Health Leader finalists by Reach Out Together, recognizing individuals who have made meaningful contributions to improving mental health awareness, advocacy, and support across the country.
🏆 Reach Out Together – Peer Support Excellence Award Finalist (2025)
Recognized as a finalist by Reach Out Together for demonstrating excellence in peer support, compassionate leadership, and a commitment to advancing accessible, inclusive mental health care within the community.
Feedspot Top 40 Canadian Mental Health Influencer (2025)
Featured among Canada's Top Mental Health Instagram Influencers for creating educational content that helps make mental health conversations more approachable, culturally responsive, and accessible.
Let's Move Canada Podcast (2026)
Living With Chronic Pain: A Conversation on Mental Health, Resilience and Self-Advocacy
On the Let’s Move Canada podcast, I had the opportunity to share my journey at the intersection of chronic pain and mental health. Drawing from both my work as a therapist and my own lived experience, I spoke about the emotional impact of living with an invisible illness, the importance of advocating for yourself within the healthcare system, and how healing has involved learning to approach my body with greater compassion rather than frustration.
CBC Radio (2025)
What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
I joined CBC Radio to reflect on resilience, mental health, and the lessons I would share with my younger self.
📰 Islamic Horizons Magazine (2025)
Featured in Islamic Horizons: "Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health Must Be Prioritized in Islamic Education"
Contributed insights to a feature exploring the importance of prioritizing emotional well-being and mental health within Islamic education, helping advance conversations around faith, culture, and culturally responsive mental health care.
🎤 Speaking Engagements
Workshops: Naseeha Mental Health x U of T & McMaster MSA (2024-2025)
Workshops: Naseeha Mental Health x U of T & McMaster MSA (2024-2025)
Workshops: Naseeha Mental Health x U of T & McMaster MSA (2024-2025)
Invited to facilitate workshops on Cognitive Distortions and Cognitive Restructuring, helping students build practical CBT skills for managing unhelpful thinking patterns.
Healing Circle: Canadian Council of Muslim Women (2023)
Workshops: Naseeha Mental Health x U of T & McMaster MSA (2024-2025)
Workshops: Naseeha Mental Health x U of T & McMaster MSA (2024-2025)
Invited to participate in "Palestine: Keeping the Hope Alive," a community healing circle focused on emotional well-being, resilience, and collective support.
Instagram Live: How to Attract Meaningful Connections (2024)
Workshops: Naseeha Mental Health x U of T & McMaster MSA (2024-2025)
Instagram Live: How to Attract Meaningful Connections (2024)
Joined fellow Registered Social Worker Nora Elmi for a live discussion on building healthy relationships, emotional connection, communication, and navigating relationships through a mental health lens.
🤝 Community Events
Exhibitor – CCMW National Employment Conference (2025)
Exhibitor – CCMW National Employment Conference (2025)
Exhibitor – CCMW National Employment Conference (2025)
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Represented Duha Therapy at CCMW's I Belong, You Belong National Employment Conference, where I connected with professionals, community leaders, and attendees from across Canada. Shared information about culturally responsive counselling services, expanded community partnerships, and increased awareness of the importance of inclusive and accessible mental health care.
Exhibitor – SMILE Canada RECFEST (2024-2025)
Exhibitor – CCMW National Employment Conference (2025)
Exhibitor – CCMW National Employment Conference (2025)
Represented Duha Therapy as an exhibitor at SMILE Canada's RECFEST, connecting with families, caregivers, and community organizations to promote culturally responsive mental health care. Shared resources, built community partnerships, and increased awareness of accessible counselling services while supporting an inclusive event celebrating children and youth with disabilities.
Creating Lasting Change
🌿 Culturally Responsive Mental Health
Understanding how culture, identity, and lived experience shape healing.
🧠 Mental Health Education
Making evidence-based mental health information practical and approachable.
🤝 Identity, Belonging & Self-Trust
Helping people reconnect with themselves while navigating life's transitions.
✨ Faith & Values
Exploring the role faith and personal values can play in healing, when meaningful to the individual.