About us
The Story Behind This Practice
We built this space because we know what it’s like to need a multilingual therapist who understands both your language and where you come from.
OUR STORY
Meet Youmna Saoud
Born and raised during war, and now an immigrant and Canadian citizen, Youmna brings a lived understanding of adjustment, identity, and resilience into every session. She is a Registered Counselling Therapist Candidate (RCT-C) with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (NSCCT) and a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), providing therapy to clients in Nova Scotia and Ontario. Alongside a background in psychology and publicity studied in Lebanon, she’s built a practice around the belief that your culture and story aren’t separate from healing; they’re part of it. Outside of sessions, she’s a mother of two, married more than a decade, someone who travels often and has called many places home, and who finds calm in the kitchen as much as in conversation.
NSCCT Registered
CRPO Registered (RP Qualifying)
Gottman Level I & II Certified
Trauma Certified
Master’s in Counselling Psychotherapy
Our philosophy
Less Telling. More Listening.
We’re not here to direct your journey, we’re here to walk alongside it, listening first.
Non-Pathologizing
A label doesn’t define you. We focus on who you are, not what you’ve been called.
Collaborative
You know your own life best. We work with you rather than telling you what to do.
Relational
Talk therapy and real conversation, not worksheets or rigid frameworks.
Culturally Aware
Your culture and lived experience aren’t set aside in session, they’re part of the conversation.
Get in touch
Start Where You Are
Whether you’re in the middle of something hard or simply curious about what this could look like. A free 15-minute consultation is a low-pressure place to start.