Faiza Haroon

Grounded in authenticity, and genuineness, Faiza brings a warm presence and uses a compassionate and empathetic lens to understand people’s stories. With many years of work experience, lived experience and knowledge of neuroscience research, Faiza understands the importance of nurturing safety, vulnerability, and connection while building a therapeutic relationship. She understands how difficult it can be to reach out for help, so she tries to make the process as comfortable and safe as possible.

As a person, Faiza finds herself instinctively drawn to ‘seeing’ people, gently peeling the layers, and unearthing the Authentic Self. Her life has been filled with moments of warm curiosity and nonjudgmental intrigue—foundational blocks of her counselling style. These were moments when strangers openly shared their life stories with her—stories of adversity, courage, strength, and resilience. Listening to people’s stories is a profoundly gratifying experience for Faiza. She is amazed and honoured by people’s courage to trust and show their vulnerabilities. The process of listening is a deeply fulfilling one for Faiza, as she finds herself empathizing, observing, being present with thoughts and emotions, noticing patterns, connecting dots, and nurturing space and awareness, leading to precious moments of clarity and realizations.

Using an integrative approach, Faiza draws from various treatment modalities including Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Emotion Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and tailors sessions to your unique needs and strengths. She uses Emotionally Focused Therapy, The Gottman Method and Family Systems Therapy to work with couples. Her approach is trauma-informed and attachment-based.

Faiza believes therapy can be life-altering when there is a good fit. She views her role as supportively walking with people along their healing journeys to find their inner wisdom, voice it, and live it. She believes there is always hope, especially when it feels like there is none.

Some of Faiza’s passions include holistic healing, healing various kinds of trauma – acute, complex, intergenerational, and attachment, working with the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) community, women’s mental health, emotion regulation, and emotional intelligence.

Faiza is a Registered Provisional Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists.