About Ranju Dhaliwal

Student Psychotherapist
Credentials: Pre-Licensed Professional, Student Psychotherapist

Student Psychotherapist
Credentials: Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Individuals seek therapy for support with mental health issues, life challenges, or relationship struggles. Therapy can also be a safe space for self-discovery, breaking unhealthy patterns, and personal growth. Whether you are dealing with something specific or want to understand yourself better, therapy offers a safe place to talk and heal.

My goal is to provide a safe, nonjudgemental space for clients to explore their challenges, personal issues, or relationship concerns. I utilize an individualized, integrative approach from a person-centered lens, incorporating tailored interventions to assist clients in gaining insight to their problems and build coping strategies to foster positive change moving forward.

By developing a strong therapeutic relationship utilizing proven change interventions, clients can improve emotional well-being, implement coping strategies, increase self-awareness, and reduce mental distress.

Experience:

Ranju is completing her master’s degree in counselling psychology. She is fluent in Punjabi and has worked as a student therapist at York University Counselling Services, as a case manager with Child Protective Services, and as a vocational counsellor. Volunteer experience: working with neurodivergent youth, crisis management with victims of intimate partner violence and rape, and crisis intervention.

Client Focus: Individuals, adolescents, couples, families, intergenerational trauma

Types of therapy: CBT, DBT, Person-Centered, Adlerian, Narrative therapy, Acceptance and Commitment theory, Emotion Focused Therapy  

Issues: Anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, parenting

“Growth occurs when the next step forward is subjectively more satisfying than the anxiety involved in taking it” Carl Rogers