ABOUT
Meet Our Clinical Team
Our dedicated team is committed to providing a diverse range of services to meet the unique needs of each individual. We’re delighted you’re here, and we take pride in our personalized approach, ensuring your goals are addressed in a supportive and empathetic setting. Explore more about our team members below, and we eagerly anticipate the opportunity to work with you on your journey towards strength and well-being.
Our Mission
Find Your Strength: Your partner in mental well-being. Our mission is to facilitate transformative healing through tailored psychotherapy, fostering a community where individuals rediscover their resilience, forge deeper connections, and embrace life with newfound strength and purpose.
Serving all of Ontario virtually, with currently two in-person locations in Durham, Ontario
FADIYA SHAIDEEN
BSW, RSW, The Founder of Find Your Strength, Registered Social Worker, and Lead Therapist
FADIYA’S Personal Experience & Biography
Focus: Individuals and Couples, family relationship counselling, parent/child relationship counselling, relationship conflict, anxiety, depression, cultural issues, workplace conflict, self-esteem, grief, school issues, suicidal ideations, self-harming, spirituality, medication management, behavioural issues, anti-social personality, emotion regulation, cultural conflict, life transitions, racial identity, cognitive behavioural therapy, compassion focused therapy, person centered therapy, strengths based therapy, coping skills
The Founder of Find Your Strength, Registered Social Worker, and Lead Therapist
B.S.W, R.S.W
Languages Spoken: English
Availability: Weekdays, Evenings and Weekends. Provides In-Person, telephone, and virtual sessions.
DANA MAMELLI
HBSc, Client Intake Coordinator
Dana’s Personal Experience & Biography
Focus: Dana is Find Your Strength’s valued Client Intake Coordinator who responds to new client inquires and handles all our client scheduling. With four years of experience in Health Administration at one of Scarborough’s largest hospitals she brings a wealth of expertise in managing the intricacies of healthcare operations.
Client Intake Coordinator
HBSc
Languages Spoken: English, Arabic
Availability: Weekdays
DR. ANGELA HAN
MD FRCPC, Psychiatrist
Angela’s Personal Experience & Biography
Focus: Dr. Angela Han is a certified psychiatrist who completed her medical training at the University of Toronto, where she also served as chief resident of psychiatry. With extensive clinical experience across diverse settings and patient populations, her current practice includes outpatient psychiatric care affiliated with a teaching hospital as well as providing consultations to underserved communities in remote areas. Dr. Han’s holistic, patient-centered approach emphasizes personalized care, offering tailored interventions that aim to both treat psychiatric conditions and promote overall psychological well-being.
Psychiatrist
MD FRCPC
Languages spoken: English
Availability: Weekends
KIRTHIKA EASWARAN
MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist
Kirthika’s Personal Experience & Biography
Focus: Individual and family counselling, anxiety, depression, depression, loss, relationship & family trauma, self-esteem & identity struggles, emotion regulation challenges. Using a trauma-informed and collaborative lens in care, Keethi uses well-researched interventions, such as CBT, DBT, narrative therapy, and mindfulness.
Registered Social Worker, and Counsellor
M.S.W, R.S.W, B.S.W
Languages Spoken: English
Availability: Weekdays, Evenings and Weekends. Provides in person, telephone, and virtual sessions.
ANGELA WANIGASEKERA
MA, RP, Registered Psychotherapist
Angela’s Personal Experience & Biography
Focus: Anxiety, depression, self-esteem, stress, poor coping, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing and more
Registered Psychotherapist, and Counsellor
MA, RP
Languages Spoken: English
Availability: Weekdays and Evenings. Provides virtual and telephone sessions.