Associate Clinical Psychologist · Online sessions
About me
Hi, I'm Kinza — an Associate Clinical Psychologist with 2.5 years of experience and 1200+ clinical hours working alongside children, teens, and young adults as they find their way through hard things.
My work is trauma-informed at its core, and I draw from a mix of approaches — psychodynamic thinking, somatic work, expressive arts, mindfulness, narrative exposure therapy, and CBT — because no two people heal the same way, and I like having a full toolbox rather than one hammer. I have a particular focus on childhood sexual abuse and trauma, CPTSD and PTSD, bullying, anxiety, and relational struggles.
But honestly, more than any technique, what I believe in is this: there's always a way out. Always a silver lining, even when it's hard to see one. Most people don't need to be fixed — they need space, and someone who's genuinely, wholeheartedly on their side. I think that's where the real healing starts, because we're wired for connection, all of us.
So if you're here, tired of carrying it alone — I'd be glad to sit with you in it, and help you find your way through.
My approach
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Trauma informed approach recognizes that many people carry the impact of past adverse or overwhelming experiences, and that this shapes how they think, feel, relate, and respond to the world — including within therapy itself. Rather than asking "what's wrong with you?", it asks "what happened to you?" It prioritizes physical and emotional safety, trust, choice, and collaboration, while avoiding re-traumatization. It assumes symptoms are often adaptive survival responses, not pathology. Practitioners stay attuned to the body, pacing, and power dynamics in the room. Ultimately, it's about creati
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A person-centered approach holds that people have an innate capacity to grow, heal, and make sense of their own experience, given the right relational conditions. The therapist doesn't act as an expert who fixes or directs, but offers empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness — being real, without judgment, and truly trying to understand the client's world from their perspective. This isn't passive; it's an active, deeply attentive presence. The belief is that when someone feels genuinely accepted and understood, without conditions attached, they naturally move toward clarity, se
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An expressive arts approach uses creative modalities — art, movement, music, drama, writing, play — as pathways to process and express what words alone often can't reach, especially with trauma, grief, or experiences that predate language. It works on the principle that creativity accesses the body and the unconscious more directly than talk, making it especially powerful for children and for material too overwhelming to speak aloud. The process, not the "product," is what matters — a client isn't judged on artistic skill. The therapist attunes to what emerges, holding space for symbolic expre
How I work
Expressive arts as a modality refers to the deliberate use of creative processes — drawing, painting, music, movement, drama, sandplay, writing — as therapeutic tools in their own right, not just supplementary activities. Unlike purely verbal therapy, it engages sensory and embodied channels, allowing clients to externalize internal states that feel too big, fragmented, or preverbal to articulate
Somatic work as a modality centers on the body as a primary site of both wounding and healing, working from the premise that trauma and emotional experience are stored physically — in muscle tension, posture, breath, and nervous system patterns — not just in thoughts or memories. Rather than relying mainly on talk, this modality uses body awareness, breathwork, grounding, movement, and tracking ph
Psychodynamic work as a modality focuses on uncovering how early relationships, unconscious patterns, and unresolved conflicts continue to shape present-day thoughts, feelings, and relationships — including the relationship with the therapist. Rather than targeting symptoms directly, it explores their roots: defense mechanisms, repetition compulsions, transference, and the meanings a person has un
IFS works from the premise that the mind is naturally multiple — made up of different "parts" (protectors, exiles, managers, firefighters) that developed to help someone survive difficult experiences, all organized around a core "Self" characterized by calm, curiosity, and compassion. Rather than pathologizing these parts, IFS helps clients get to know them, understand their protective intentions,
CBT works from the premise that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, and that distress is often maintained by unhelpful thinking patterns and learned behavioral responses. Rather than focusing primarily on the past, it targets present-day cognitive distortions and maladaptive behaviors directly, helping clients identify, challenge, and restructure unhelpful beliefs while building
NET works from the premise that repeated or complex trauma fragments a person's life story, leaving traumatic memories disconnected from context, time, and meaning. Rather than avoiding these memories, NET involves constructing a coherent chronological narrative of the client's entire life — weaving traumatic and non-traumatic events together — so fragmented, hot memories can be integrated into a
Mindfulness works from the premise that present-moment, non-judgmental awareness can interrupt automatic reactivity and help regulate the nervous system, especially around difficult thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations. Rather than trying to eliminate distress, it teaches clients to observe internal experience with curiosity and acceptance rather than avoidance or fusion, creating space betwe
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Sessions held via Aman · English & Urdu · Online