Hello, I am Zaamilah! I am a registered Traditional Tamil Hatha Yoga Teacher, lifelong student, and founder of Zen with Zaam (@zenwithzaam).

I am currently undergoing a Master’s in counseling psychology and completing my practicum as an intern therapist. Through Zen with Zaam, I share my passion for healing, philanthropy, yoga, and mental health awareness with the community.

Personalized Mindfulness & Yoga Sessions

I strive to create an inclusive and welcoming space for people of all identities to practice yoga. Yoga practice helps relieve chronic stress patterns, improves mental focus and increases awareness in our bodies. Through my practice, I provide access to transformative tools that you can include in your daily lives to support your healing, well-being, and spiritual journey.

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Relationships can be especially challenging when trauma, identity, or non-traditional relationship structures are part of the picture. I work primarily with couples and multiple-partner relationships who feel stuck in painful patterns of repeating the same arguments, feeling disconnected, are navigating infidelity, communication breakdowns, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, or the difficult transitions of separation and divorce. I am passionate about supporting clients who are queer, trans, or who otherwise do not find themselves represented in mainstream therapy. I am also passionate about supporting individuals exploring gender and sexuality, living with trauma, and neurodivergence.

I integrate person-centred, parts work, coherence therapy, and somatic approaches in our work together through a lens of lived experience and harm reduction. I believe healing and growth happen in connection - with ourselves, with others, and with the parts of us that long to be understood. My approach aims to help partners and individuals understand the patterns, nervous system responses, and unmet needs shaping how they relate in order to find more harmony and balance in their relationships and day-to-day life.

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I approach my work through a person-centred, trauma-informed lens with genuine presence and curiosity. I strive to hold an environment of safety, trust, and non-judgement so we may explore what feels important to you. I welcome all identities and communities to my practice while meeting you as the expert of your own unique experience with care and compassion. Through my practice I pay attention to the connections of the past with the present, and the impact of systemic contexts on mental health and well-being. I work with youth and adults experiencing a wide range of challenges such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, shame, grief, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.

I practice from a Relational and Psychodynamic framework and have experience using Cognitive-Behavioural and mindfulness practices. Within this we can work together to explore challenges that you are facing while moving towards growth and discovery. Ultimately, I will collaborate with you to design a therapy that fits your needs and meet you where you are at. I aim to support you with presence and compassion as you share your story.

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It’s so nice to meet you!

I am a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO #008555), based in Toronto Ontario. I practice primarily within the Relational Psychodynamic framework, which means that when we work together you will not have a removed or overly clinical counsellor, but a real person who meets you not simply as a ‘patient’ but as the expert of your own life!

Together, we can delve into even the toughest, scariest, and unspeakable topics in a safe, non-judgmental, and confidential space. I believe that the best therapy happens when a deep trust can form between counsellor and client. With me, you will find a warm, compassionate psychotherapist who feels honoured to meet you in all aspects of your life.

The clients I work with:

In my practice, I specialize in working with those who have faced trauma, especially through forms of abuse – emotional, physical, sexual, and self-harm. Related to my work on trauma, I provide therapy to those with Borderline Personality Disorder.

A little bit about me:

I trained as a doctor of psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

For the past decade, I have worked with at-risk youth in both Canada and the UK, and since 2014 have worked as a psychotherapist in Edinburgh (and now Toronto) providing psychoanalysis with adults regarding work-related anxiety, sex/sexuality, gender questioning, relationships/family functioning, depression, and personality disorders. I have also provided ‘Life Review’ work with elderly clients.

For the past five years, I have supervised and trained new psychotherapists and I currently work as a supervisor for those in the helping field. I also provide training and workshops to those in the helping fields who want to learn more about honing their practice through Psychodynamic Practice.

Current projects beyond my practice:

I have published in journals related to feminist research and psychotherapy and currently have several projects in press (see below). I am the co-founder of the ‘Bodies Collective’ that collaborates with scholars around the globe at bringing the physical body back into recognition within the academy. Through the Bodies Collective, we have created a new way of doing research called ‘Bodyography’. I have given numerous presentations at conferences in both North America and Europe and am also an active public speaker on mental health for universities in the UK and Canada.

I am also an active potter and oil painter and am currently working on a project that highlights the intersection between wheel-based pottery, trauma, and psychotherapy: https://www.centredself.ca or follow me at https://instagram.com/centred_self

Recent Articles:

Erb, J., & Bittinger, R., (In Press) “Where Does Power Go When No One Wants It: Two New Academics Grapple with the Hierarchies Implicit within Conference Spaces” in International Review of Qualitative Research, ECQI special issue.

Erb, J., CO Bodies Collective, (In Press) Bodyography as activism in qualitative inquiry: The Bodies Collective at ECQI19 in International Review of Qualitative Research, special issue.

Bittinger, R., Clarke, D., Erb, J., Hauser, H., Wyatt, J., (Forthcoming) Intimacy as Inquiry: Collaborative reading and writing with Deleuze and Guattari, In Cultural Studies <-> Critical Methodologies: Special Issue on Deleuze & Guattari.

Erb, J. (2020), The Politics of appearance: Bodily transference and its implications for the counselling relationship, in Psychotherapy and Politics International, 18:2 Special Issue: Therapists’ Lived Experience. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppi.1538

Erb, J. (2019), Stumbling through the Contours of Bodily Appearance: Nomadic Embodiment of the Female Counsellor. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh.

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In my view, counselling works best when psychotherapists believe in their client’s capacity for change. Even as you read this, I believe in you and trust that you have the capacity to grow and change.

My goal is to learn about your unique journey and experiences, and use that insight to then help you move towards change. In my therapeutic space, you’ll be the main unit, and I’ll be your support. Whatever it may be that brings you into therapy, we’re on the same team.

My approach is strongly person-centered, meaning that our process will be based on your unique circumstances. I’ll strive to hold a space for you to be you. This will take earnest effort from both of us; ultimately it will be a space that is free of judgement, where you’re the expert, and where we set the agenda together. You’ll have the freedom and security to openly explore your inner thoughts and feelings.

I’m passionate about supporting older adults, and have experience supporting those affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia. I have also worked with clients on issues related to suicidality, self-harm, depression, anxiety, school concerns, diverse relationships, and men’s issues.

I maintain that we all have the capacity to face whatever it is that’s troubling us, given the right environment. If you’re looking for a safe space to address what’s been on your mind, I’m happy to hear you out.

I operate as a Registered Psychotherapist Qualifying (RPQ) in Ontario, Canada under the supervision of Jessica Erb (CRPO #008555).

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My practice is person-centred, trauma and attachment informed. I believe the relationship developed between me and you is the foundation to effective therapy. My approach is collaborative and inclusive, meaning I will not be clinically removed but rather warm, empathic, and non-judgemental.

I integrate a number of different treatment models including psychodynamic and interpersonal as well as elements of CBT and DBT, because I believe that everyone is unique and as such requires an approach tailored to them. I don’t believe in band-aids, quick fixes and lots of worksheets.

I believe in providing a safe, open space for you to be heard and validated as we unpack the issues together.

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