My work helps people understand not only what happened, but the meaning they have carried forward from it. My approach starts with curiosity and compassion. I integrate cognitive behavioural therapy, attachment theory, family systems, and narrative therapy to help you make sense of your experiences.
Family relationships do not stay the same. Neither do the roles we hold within them.
The relationship between parent and child continues to evolve throughout life— from dependence to adulthood, partnership, separation, and grief.
During life transitions, old patterns and wounds reappear:
An integrated approach: CBT × Attachment
Attachment theory helps explain:
CBT helps identify:
A thoughtful, collaborative approach to psychotherapy and assessment. Services include individual psychotherapy, parenting assessments and mental health assessments, tailored to support insight, emotional regulation and stronger relationships.
Answers to some of the most common questions I receive about how I work, what to expect, and how to know if it’s the right fit.
I am current accepting clients for professional consultation, training workshops, and parenting assessments.
As of now, my waitlist for therapy is closed and I am not accepting new clients.
Please contact me for information on mental health assessments and parenting assessments.
Yes, services are available in French and English.
I integrate attachment-based, and cognitive-behavioural interventions, and narrative to support my clients.
Yes, I am a certified facilitator of the Circle of Security Parenting Program, is trained in the assessment of parent-child Emotional Availability (EA), and certified in the treatment of perinatal disorders and birth trauma, as well as the assessment of Reflective Functioning (RF) with the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI).
Yes, I offer a variety of workshops, trainings, and speaking engagements on a variety of mental health topics, including trauma and dissociation, attachment, parenthood and matrescence, peripartum mental health and trauma, divorce and separation, and psychotherapy skills. More informaiton and registration details can be found on the Workshops page.
I can also provide trainings and workshop tailored to your interests - contact me to discuss.
You can also sign up for my newsletter to receive information on upcoming workshops.
Existing clients can access the online portal through the following link: Online Portal.
You can reach me via email at drrana@sorted-mind.com or by phone at (343) 321-5060 ext 800.
The office is situated in Ottawa, Ontario.
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