Celestie Parmar, MA. Can.
Intern
About Me
As a therapist, I strive to create a warm, collaborative, client-centred, and culturally responsive space where you can feel comfortable sharing your experiences, relationships, and challenges. My role is to join you with compassion and curiosity so you can better understand yourself, develop practical tools, and learn new ways to manage the challenges you are experiencing.
I believe your past matters, but it does not have to define you or your future. I aim to help you understand your experiences and how they may continue to influence your emotions, beliefs, and relationships. Growing up between cultures has shaped who I am and how I understand others, allowing me to recognize that cultural expectations, language, communities, and life experiences can influence how we understand ourselves and others. I am fluent in English and Gujarati and conversational in Hindi.
I am currently completing my MA in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University and hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Booth University. My previous work experiences strengthened my belief that effective counselling begins with seeing the whole person, not simply a diagnosis or difficulty. This allows me to create a relationship in which people feel seen, respected, and understood. My hope is that therapy can be a place for you to share openly, without fear of judgement, make sense of where you have been and better understand where you are now in order to begin moving toward the life and relationships you want to create.
My Approach
My approach is integrative, drawing from person-centred, psychodynamic, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and mindfulness-based principles. This can help us dig deeper when it may be helpful, while also remaining practical so we can create changes that you want to make. I believe that insight is an important part of healing, but meaningful change often comes when it is balanced with action.
I welcome opportunities to work with clients navigating cultural identity, intergenerational differences, family expectations, and the experience of balancing two different cultural worlds. I am also interested in working with women and individuals navigating relationship difficulties, boundary-setting challenges, life transitions, and patterns they would like to better understand or change. My previous work has included supporting newcomers to adjust to life in Canada, vulnerable youth, and adults with complex mental health and life circumstances.