The people
supporting your
healing journey.

For over 12 years, Registered Psychotherapist Samiyah Zawawi has specialized in trauma, cultural identity, and holistic healing for adults and youth across Ottawa and Ontario. As co-founder of Rubiks Counselling Services and a community builder featured by CBC Ottawa, she is dedicated to providing mental health care that truly reflects the diverse, intersectional lives of the people she serves.

Wala’a Farahat is a Registered Psychotherapist and co-founder of Rubiks Counselling Services with over a decade of clinical experience. She works with children, families, and adults navigating parenting challenges, complex trauma, identity, and major life transitions, with a particular focus on immigrant, refugee, and racialized communities. With children, Wala’a uses play therapy and other creative approaches to help them express and make sense of their experiences. With adults, she draws on narrative and somatic approaches to support trauma healing, self-understanding, and meaningful change.

CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE

Noora Heiratifar is a Psychotherapist Intern offering accessible virtual therapy to clients (15+) across Ottawa and throughout Ontario. Looking for a supportive, affordable space to process stress, navigate life changes, or explore personal growth? Noora offers compassionate virtual therapy for individuals seeking a balance of evidence-based care and holistic insight. Combining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with her background in neuroscience and interest in spirituality and meaning, she creates a warm, non-judgmental environment where clients can build resilience, develop self-awareness, and better understand themselves.