We are excited to announce that we now have four excellent associate practitioners working under the mentorship of Dr Michelle Flax: Simran Chahal, Laura Gordin, Rajiv Kaushik, and our newest associate, Christien Garcia. Please call to book. Please note that Dr Michelle Flax is in office only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Monday and Friday bookings for Michelle Flax are online only.

Counselling / Psychology / Mental Health

I am a senior candidate at the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis with 5 years of experience working with adults and young adults on a broad range of issues including trauma, grief & loss, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and the exploration of gender and sexuality. My work is culturally reflexive, recognizing how intersecting identities of race, class, gender, culture, sexuality, and so on shape what trauma, resilience, and healing means for different people.

I seek to create therapeutic spaces that are both supportive and exploratory. Drawing on my training as a therapist and literary scholar, I believe in the value of thinking carefully, deeply, and creatively about the stories we tell (and sometimes don’t tell) about ourselves. By learning to tell their stories, and perhaps learning to tell their stories differently, my clients are able to find balance, take risks, and centre healing in their lives.

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