Ella Nick
Degree:
MS in Art Counseling PsychologyUniversity:
Yorkville UniversityField:
Individual Adult Psychotherapy, Couple Therapy, Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy, EMDR Therapy, Emotion Dysregulation, Interpersonal Conflicts, Personality Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Premarital, Marital Dissatisfaction, Divorce Interventions, Infidelity Extramarital, Sexual MinoritySpoken Languages
Farsi, English, FrenchMake an Appointment
Me and therapy room
I view psychotherapy as an opportunity to move closer to parts of ourselves that are not always easily seen or heard; feelings that are difficult to understand, reactions that sometimes surprise us, and patterns that repeat themselves without us intending them to.
In the therapy room, it is important to me that before we try to change something, we first understand it: where this feeling, thought, or behavior comes from, when it once helped us, and what role it plays today. We are not meant to fight against ourselves; we are meant to understand ourselves better, recognize what is no longer helping us, and create new choices for what we want.
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Ella Nick
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Registration code, 22145, Ontario, Canada.
Education
- MS in Art Counseling Psychology, Yorkville University
- Bachelor’s of Psychology, York University
- MS in Counseling and Guidance, Islamic Azad University of Rudehen
- Bachelor’s of Social Work, Shahed University
Therapeutic Approach and professional Field
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Schema Therapy
- Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Family Therapy
- EMDR Therapy
Therapeutic background
- Adult and Couple therapy since 2016
Educational and research activities
- Participated in university research projects in Iran on topics including trauma, peer influence on delinquency, sexual communication in relationships, mental health in the workplace, and the social integration of individuals with disabilities through group and therapeutic activities (2007–2018).
- Research Assistant at York University, contributing to research on memory accuracy in child sexual abuse cases, attachment styles, and marital satisfaction (2022–2024).
- Authored and presented academic papers and conducted scholarly activities in the areas of couple relationships, attachment styles, schema therapy, intimacy and marital adjustment, and group interventions.
I view psychotherapy as an opportunity to move closer to parts of ourselves that are not always easily seen or heard; feelings that are difficult to understand, reactions that sometimes surprise us, and patterns that repeat themselves without us intending them to.
In the therapy room, it is important to me that before we try to change something, we first understand it: where this feeling, thought, or behavior comes from, when it once helped us, and what role it plays today. We are not meant to fight against ourselves; we are meant to understand ourselves better, recognize what is no longer helping us, and create new choices for what we want.
Ella Nick
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Registration code, 22145, Ontario, Canada.
- MS in Art Counseling Psychology, Yorkville University
- Bachelor’s of Psychology, York University
- MS in Counseling and Guidance, Islamic Azad University of Rudehen
- Bachelor’s of Social Work, Shahed University
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Schema Therapy
- Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Family Therapy
- EMDR Therapy
- Adult and Couple therapy since 2016
- Participated in university research projects in Iran on topics including trauma, peer influence on delinquency, sexual communication in relationships, mental health in the workplace, and the social integration of individuals with disabilities through group and therapeutic activities (2007–2018).
- Research Assistant at York University, contributing to research on memory accuracy in child sexual abuse cases, attachment styles, and marital satisfaction (2022–2024).
- Authored and presented academic papers and conducted scholarly activities in the areas of couple relationships, attachment styles, schema therapy, intimacy and marital adjustment, and group interventions.
