Charmin

Ms Charmin Charania

Psychotherapist (Registered)

Culturally responsive, trauma-informed therapist supporting racialized individuals and couples through ADHD, burnout, trauma and identity. I offer inclusive, affordable care that honours your lived experience. Let’s see it through—together.

About Me

Charmin takes a client-centred approach, carefully integrating various methods. This ensures treatment truly aligns with your unique life experiences and worldviews. She strives to create a safe, respectful, and non-judgemental space. Being open and transparent, this environment encourages meaningful change. Charmin is a good match for those seeking tailored support to explore their needs effectively.

Approach

Respecting what you've lived, I move with curiosity and clarity to map the patterns that make daily life harder and find manageable entry points for change. In Burlington and via secure online sessions in English, I keep meetings practical and paced—brief check-ins, focused skill practice, and room to process trauma when it feels safe. I blend reflective exploration with structured techniques tailored to attention, stress, and attachment patterns, and collaborate on small experiments between sessions so progress endures. This steady, practical rhythm often fits people juggling identity, caregiving, or chronic overwhelm.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Psychoeducation

    Structured information provided about a mental health condition (what it is, why it occurs, and what strategies can help) as part of the therapeutic process.

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  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

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  • Family Therapy

    A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Stress Management

    Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

    Learn more about Adolescent Therapy
  • Anger

    An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Trauma Therapy

    Therapeutic approaches specifically designed to help people process and recover from traumatic experiences.

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Professional Title:

  • Psychotherapist (Registered)

    A psychotherapist who is formally registered with a regulatory or professional body in their jurisdiction.

Qualifications


Yorkville University

Registrations


College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

Registered Psychotherapist

Service Area


Virtual and In-Person (Burlington)

In-person & Online

Burlington, Ontario

Canada

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