ABOUT US MEET THE TEAM
The Team at Aks
Mahnoor Shaikh
MS Clinical Psyc., RP
Mahnoor is a Registered Psychotherapist with College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.
She holds a Masters in Clinical Psychology with an experience of 8 years providing
psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families.
Mahnoor uses a person-centred, strengths-based, trauma-informed approach in her therapy
to form a healthy relationship with the clients she works with.
Mahnoor is also certified in the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and applies techniques from Narrative Therapy, Psychoanalysis, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and more. She strives to create a warm, empathetic, non-judgmental space for her clients to foster growth and independence.
Mahnoor has extensive experience working with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, OCD, self-esteem, domestic violence, relationship struggles and more.
Waleed Riaz
HBSc, MACP, RP
Waleed is a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA),
and a Registered Psychotherapist with the CRPO. Along with his Master's Degree in
Counselling Psychology, he has received certifications in mental health from esteemed institutions
like Yale, UoFT, CAMH, and UBC.
Waleed has been entrusted in various settings to provide mental health support to residential,
outpatient, and inpatient clients. His broad base of training and experience working with mood and anxiety disorders and stress management enables him to cater to the clients' needs empathetically and sensitively.​
Waleed primarily works within the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) framework, with the ability to integrate mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), motivational interviewing (MI) and dialectic behavioural therapy (DBT), as needed to cultivate positive outcomes from the treatment. He is fluent in English, Urdu, Kutchi / Memoni, and Hindi.
Nayab Tahir
MACP, RP (Qualifying)
As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists
of Ontario (CRPO) and valued member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy
Association (CCPA), Nayab brings a wealth of expertise to her therapeutic practice. Her robust
academic foundation includes a Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology, alongside both a
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of
Saskatchewan. She has further enhanced her therapeutic toolkit with Phase 1 certification in Brainspotting.
Drawing from her diverse clinical experience in outpatient hospital settings and specialized work in opioid and RAAM clinics, Nayab brings a comprehensive understanding of addiction treatment and mental health support. She skillfully addresses a wide spectrum of challenges, including mood disorders, anxiety, depression, trauma, stress management, and the complex interplay of religious and cultural identity. Her unique background allows her to provide care that is both clinically and culturally sound.
In her therapeutic approach, Nayab primarily employs Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) while seamlessly integrating other evidence-based modalities such as Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Brainspotting. This integrative approach ensures that each client receives personalized care tailored to their specific needs and goals.
Committed to accessible mental health care, Nayab offers services in multiple languages including English, Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi.
