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Arshia Sidhu

Registered Clinical Counsellor | Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Child & Youth Counselling · ADHD · Women’s Mental Health

Sessions available in English and Punjabi

Areas of Focus:
Children & Youth

  • Play & Expressive Play Therapy

  • Emotional and Behavioural Challenges

  • ADHD & Neurodevelopmental Differences

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

  • Developmental, Medical & Psychiatric Challenges

  • Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

  • Trauma & Life Transitions

Adults

  • Women’s Mental Health

  • Infertility & Pregnancy Loss

  • Pregnancy, Postpartum Adjustment & Reproductive Trauma

  • ADHD & Neurodivergence

  • Trauma Processing & Brainspotting

  • Anxiety, Stress & Life Transitions

About Arshia

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Registered Psychiatric Nurse with over 10 years of experience supporting people through mental health challenges and life transitions. My background in community support work, psychiatric nursing and counselling gives me a broad perspective on the emotional, psychological and practical challenges clients may face.

I work with children, youth and families, as well as adults navigating ADHD and women's mental health concerns. My approach is warm, collaborative and tailored to each person's needs, strengths and goals.

Supporting children and youth

I have a special interest in helping children and youth build emotional regulation, resilience, confidence and healthy coping skills. I draw on play therapy and expressive approaches to help young clients explore their experiences in ways that feel natural and developmentally appropriate. I also work collaboratively with parents and caregivers to support children's growth and strengthen family relationships.

ADHD and neurodivergence

I support adolescents and adults living with ADHD, whether they have recently received a diagnosis or have spent years trying to understand why certain aspects of life feel more challenging. Together, we explore practical strategies, build on individual strengths and work toward greater self-understanding and confidence.

Women's mental health

I am passionate about supporting women through experiences such as infertility, pregnancy loss, reproductive trauma, pregnancy and postpartum adjustment, and the demands of everyday life. Counselling offers space to process these experiences, reconnect with yourself and develop ways to move forward with greater confidence and self-compassion.

My goal is to create a space where you feel heard, understood and accepted without judgment, and where meaningful change can happen at your own pace.

Specialized Professional Training

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology — Yorkville University

  • Psychiatric Nursing Degree Completion — Douglas College

  • Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing — Stenberg College

  • Introduction to Play Therapy Fundamentals — Institute of Child Psychology

  • EMDR for Kids: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Young Clients and Their Grownups — PESI

  • Women's Mental Health Specialist — PESI

  • Strategies to Help Clients Process Grief and Loss — National Institute for Behavioral Medicine

  • Brainspotting: Neuroexperiential Model for Rapid Trauma Healing — David Grand, PhD

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Level 1 — Provincial Health Services Authority

  • External Regulation for Trauma Integration — Synergetic Play Therapy Institute

  • Interoception and Neuroception of Safety in the Playroom — Synergetic Play Therapy Institute

  • Introduction to Infant and Early Mental Health — HIEMHP and Hospital for Sick Children

  • Helping Children Through Divorce and Separation — Institute of Child Psychology

  • Substance Use in Youth: Prevention and Intervention — Institute of Child Psychology

  • MANDT Training

  • Violence Prevention Training