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Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker

Leena

Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
2 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5L
Waitlist for new clients
Let's Connect (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Sarah Ahmed completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Masters of Social Work degree from University of Toronto, specializing in Mental Health and Addictions. Sarah has worked with a diverse clientele within a multitude of clinical inpatient and outpatient settings. Sarah provides individual and group counselling to individuals suffering from mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder, coupled with co-occurring substance use issues. Additionally, Sarah also provides support for loved ones on how to sustain healthy relationships and manage life stressors.
Sarah works as a therapist at Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). She also holds the position of an Adjunct Lecturer for Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at University of Toronto. She is the founder of Canadian Muslim Addiction Association and often provides workshops on substance abuse and addictive behaviors in the community.
Sarah favors an integrative, trauma informed, client centered approach to create a healthy alliance with clients and their loved ones. In addition to her clinical work, she researches faith-based barriers to accessing mental health and substance use treatment services within ethnic communities. Sarah can provide services in English, Hindi and Urdu.
Call or Leena now for a free 15 minute consultation - (647) 490-8723

Practice at a Glance

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Leena

Toronto, ON M5L

(647) 490-8723
I specialize in Addiction, Mood Disorders and Anxiety 
$200 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, families and groups  
Let's Connect (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker

Practice at a Glance

Waitlist. Contact to join the list for online therapy.

Leena

Toronto, ON M5L

(647) 490-8723
I specialize in Addiction, Mood Disorders and Anxiety 
$200 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, families and groups  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $200
  • Pay by American Express, Cash, Cheque, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa, Wire

Insurance

  • Beneva | SSQ
  • Canada Life | Great-West Life
  • Great-West Life
  • Green Shield Canada
  • Manulife
  • Meridian
  • SunLife
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we have payment plans available for all therapists at Leena!
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW
"
we have payment plans available for all therapists at Leena!
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW

Qualifications

    Registered Social Worker: Sarah Ahmed

  • Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers Sarah Ahmed
  • Attended University of Toronto
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. or (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. or (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Addiction
  • Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety

Expertise

  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Behavioural Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Career Guidance
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • faith based - muslim mental health
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Internet Addiction
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Medical Detox
  • Men's Issues
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • south asian intergenerational issues
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? or (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW
Do these issues align with your needs? or (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW

2 Endorsements

Wafa Chaudhary | Anxiety, Depression, Self Esteem
Wafa Chaudhary | Anxiety, Depression, Self Esteem
Occupational TherapistHBScMScOT Reg(Ont)
Sarah is an exceptionally skilled and culturally sensitive therapist.
ICA Counselling and Supervision
ICA Counselling and Supervision
Registered Social WorkerMSWRSW
Sarah is an incredible therapist and advocate for all marginalized communities. She has been significant in her advocacy for social and global injustices as well as human rights violations. She has facilitated amazing opportunities for other therapists!

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Family
Group

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
Lesbian Allied
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Asian
Other Racial or Ethnic Background

I also speak

Hindi
Urdu

Religion

Muslim

Age

Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Family
Group

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
Lesbian Allied
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Asian
Other Racial or Ethnic Background

I also speak

Hindi
Urdu

Religion

Muslim

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
  • Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW

Location

Primary Location

Leena

Toronto, ON M5L

(647) 490-8723

Nearby Areas

Towns/Cities

Postal Codes

Call for a free consultation now - (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW
Call for a free consultation now - (647) 490-8723
Photo of Sarah Ahmed - Leena, BSc, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker
Leena
Registered Social Worker, BSc, MSW, RSW