MISSION
The Rain & Rainbow Mental Health clinic is committed to delivering professional, empathetic, and supportive services while maintaining strict confidentiality and ethical values. Our team strives to provide exceptional clinical opinions with the highest standards. We are a highly experienced and confident team that offers practical and mindful solutions.
VISION
At Rain & Rainbow Mental Health clinic, our aim is to assist clients in gaining a fresh perspective, holding on to their dreams, and feeling determined to make the best decisions. We are dedicated to providing effective, timely, and ethical interventions that empower clients to recover their emotional well-being and remain authentic and connected.
At A Glance
Here’s what you can anticipate:
- Our top priority is to create a comfortable and trustworthy environment. We strive to understand you as a person and provide a safe space where you can express your emotions without fear of judgment. We aim to help you work through your emotions.
- We believe that every person is unique and deserves respect and dignity in their personal circumstances. We value building a collaborative, empathetic, and understanding rapport with you.
- We recognize that understanding how our past and current social environments impact us today is crucial for healing and change. We will explore the meaning behind your emotions and actions to help you find the best solutions.
- We encourage self-compassion and help you understand the possible future steps you can take to exercise your power.
- We work with you to establish meaningful goals for yourself, enabling you to lead a full and present life.
- We believe that having an identity beyond our emotional concerns is important. Humor can often connect two people, and we may use it in sessions to create a connection and alleviate stress.
- We offer a free 10-minute phone consultation with our therapists to discuss your reasons for seeking therapy, their therapeutic approaches, fees, and processes.
- During your first session, we dedicate time to exploring your case, assessing your needs, developing concrete treatment goals, and discussing the consent process, confidentiality, and meeting frequency.
- Subsequent therapy sessions will provide you with 50 minutes to explore your goals and treatment plans. Overall, we strive to create a supportive and meaningful therapy experience for you.
Our Therapists
Who is Anahita
Anahita Meraj is a registered psychotherapist with extensive experience and expertise in Clinical and Counselling Psychology. She is a member of several professional organizations such as the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA), Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), and Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists (OSRP). She is also the clinical director of “Rain & Rainbow Mental Health Clinic.”
Anahita began her career in counseling in 2005 as a guidance counselor at the “Fazli Psychology and Counselling Centre.” Later, she graduated with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology in Toronto, Canada, and worked as a mental health therapist at the “YorkHills Centre for children, Youth, and Families,” where she gained valuable experience working with children, teenagers, and their parents.
Anahita’s professional experience also includes working as a registered mental health therapist at the “Catholic Community of York Region (CCSYR)” and the “Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA),” where she worked with adults from diverse cultural, religious, ethnic, and gender backgrounds.
Anahita has extensive training in various therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Emotion Focus Therapy, Solution Focus Therapy, Trauma-focused ACT, Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, and Trauma-informed therapy. She specializes in treating a wide range of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anger management, emotional disturbance, sleep problems or insomnia, and relationship issues.
Anahita is fluent in English and Farsi and provides personalized and professional psychological services based on her clients’ unique conditions, needs, and expectations.
Mental Health Services
We have a comprehensive and holistic line of mental health therapy services in Rain and Rainbow Mental Health Clinic.
When you choose to work with our professionals, you can expect a compassionate and supportive experience.