Sumi is a Registered Counselling Therapist Candidate with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists. She is dedicated to helping individuals and couples navigate life’s challenges through a compassionate, understanding, and person-centered approach. Sumi holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Nutrition and a master’s in Counselling Psychology.
Sumi’s area of focus includes working with clients that need help regulating their emotions, guidance on life and career transitions, general mental health concerns, trauma, and those experiencing anxiety or depression. Given her dietetics and nutrition background, Sumi also works with individuals and families impacted by eating disorders.
She provides individual therapy to teenagers and adults, as well as couples counselling.
Sumi uses various evidence-based modalities such as Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Narrative Therapy, along with other mindfulness approaches. She practices from a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and socially just lens, ensuring that therapy feels inclusive, respectful, and tailored to her client’s experiences and worldviews. Sumi believes that diversity and client’s unique perspective contribute to the therapeutic experience, and she strives to create an affirming space where all clients feel seen and heard.
