Aastha Jain

Registered Psychotherapist, MA, M.Phil

Immigration Related Emotional Difficulties, Complex Trauma, and Longstanding Dysfunctional Patterns Psychotherapist

Feeling as though you are displaced? Or feeling stuck, unexplained low mood, anxiety which seems chronic? Are you new to Canada or immigrated from another country and feel as though you are displaced? You may feel as though you don’t fit in, especially if you are experiencing social, cultural, and language barriers. This can leave you feeling anxious and empty.  Immigration can also lead to feelings of isolation and affect your ability to form and maintain healthy relationships. If you are struggling with these feelings and would like to work on becoming more at home, I’m here to help!

Welcome, I’m Aastha Jain and I’m a Registered Psychotherapist. I have almost 10 years of experience in various clinical and academic settings working with adults who struggle with: depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, grief, chronic illness, personality disorders, medically unexplained somatic symptoms, dissociation, or long standing dysfunctional patterns that affect all aspects of the person’s life. 

In my work I strive to alleviate your suffering, listen to you intently and help you gain more agency over your external and internal world. I do work which is mostly psychoanalytically oriented. What does analytical work mean? This means that I also work with those aspects of your mind which lie outside of your awareness, are unconscious and which exude a strong impact on your everyday functioning. Think of it for example, it happens so often that we want to do one thing and do the opposite or we do things which we know aren’t good for us and yet we can’t help it. My role is to help you make sense of these internal conflicts. Since I trained as a clinical psychologist in India, I also borrow from other approaches of therapy to offer you what works best for you. This could mean focusing on the here and now of things, not going too deep in the past. In this regard, I find it helpful to use approaches like
SFBT, ACT and mindfulness-based techniques. The ultimate aim is to lessen your suffering, go beyond symptom reduction and find sustainable, long-term change. If you are looking for a safe and comfortable place to feel at home and be heard, please reach out today for your free, 15-minute consultation!

Primary areas of work: I work extensively with people who have experienced immigration, people who have long-standing dysfunctional patterns, people who have undergone traumatic experiences which impact them to even this day. I have also worked extensively with college going students for 5 years and look forward to providing them with a therapy space. Apart from these domains, I also work with difficulties like unexplained anxiety, panic attacks, depression, relationship related issues, grief, identity related difficulties and unexplained physical symptoms.

I work with client 16 and over.

Languages: I can provide services in English and Hindi.

Additional Training: CBT, ACT, and other mindfulness-based practices. My primary
therapeutic framework is psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalytically informed therapy.

Fees: $130 -$150 per session

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