Azin Heydari
Registered Psychotherapist · Master's
Member of College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
Psychotherapy Provider (Registered Psychotherapist)
I work with adult clients who are carrying the long shadows of complex trauma, relational rupture, attachment wounding, and the grief of disconnection—from others, from self. Many come to me after heartbreak, family estrangement, or a loss of identity in patterns of codependence or emotional overwhelm.
My lens is deeply relational, embodied and trauma-informed. Before we jump into strategies, we first build the steady, safe relationship that supports the parts of you that have hidden, adapted, protected, or turned away. In that holding space, old defences gently soften, self-compassion emerges, and new ways of being become possible.
My specialty areas include:
Childhood emotional neglect and long-term attachment wounds
Relational trauma (breakups, divorce, friendship, family dynamics, and the grief that follows)
Emotional regulation, anxiety, self-compassion, self-esteem & boundary work
Inner Child/ Reparenting/ Parts Work
Highly sensitive or empathic individuals
Integration of body, nervous system & mind through somatic, mindfulness-based, and parts-work (IFS) approaches.
Logistics:
Virtual sessions across Ontario + in-person practice in downtown Toronto (near Spadina & Harbord)
flexible scheduling to support your rhythm (days, evenings, and weekends)
A free 15-minute consultation to help you determine if we’re a good fit
Primary Practice Location
Sadhana Therapy/ Psychotherapy on Harbord
102 Harbord St
Toronto, Ontario M5S1G6
Extended office hours: evenings, weekends
Website: https://sadhanatherapy.ca (opens in new tab)
Success Story
Many of my clients have endured deep relational wounds; years of feeling unseen, dismissed, or misunderstood. When we begin therapy, I take time to gently explore their history, helping them make sense of how their experiences shaped their emotions, relationships, and sense of safety.
As they start to feel understood — not analyzed, but known — something begins to shift. Layers of protection soften. The parts that learned to hide begin to trust that they can be seen and still be safe.
One client described it as being both seen, understood, and held with softness.
In that space of compassion and attunement, healing naturally unfolds. Clients begin to internalize this sense of safety, extending to themselves the same understanding they experienced in therapy — realizing they no longer have to carry their story alone.
Years of Experience
5
Certifications
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (OISE/ University of Toronto)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (Behavioral Tech Institute)
Interpersonal Neurobiology Certificate (Mindsight Institute)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Polyvagal Theory (w/ Dr.Alexia Rothman & w/ Arielle Schwartz) )
Internal Family Systems for Trauma (w/ Dick Schwartz & Certified through IFSCA)
How Attachment, Trauma & Temperament Shape Personality (w/ Dr. Daniel Siegel)
Working with What the Body Knows: Introduction to Somatic Experiencing (w/ Dr. Peter Levine)
Emotion-Focused Therapy for Individuals (Wilfred Laurier)
Early Intervention Field Traumatologist (Traumatology Institute)
Limiting the Risk for Male Suicide (MHA)