Meet Marina
Virtual therapy available weekdays – In-person therapy available Saturdays!
Marina (she/her) works with adults, young adults, and teens (ages 16 and up), for individual therapy. She also offers therapy in Arabic (Egyptian dialect). Marina is accepting new clients with immediate availability!
Relationships
Assertiveness
Setting boundaries
Family issues
Diagnoses
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)
Specific Phobias
Panic Disorder (PD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Past trauma
Sexual assault
Childhood sexual abuse
PTSD & C-PTSD
Gender based violence
Immigrants
Children of immigrant parents
Second generation immigrants
Navigating cultural differences
Identity
Sense of belonging
Family Therapy
Coming soon!
Members of the Arab Diaspora
Navigating cultural differences
Identity
Sense of belonging
Arab-speaking (Egyptian dialect)
Coming soon: Family Therapy! Marina is in the final stages of her formal training in Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) & will soon be offering psychotherapy to families!
Marina Andrawis, MSW RSW (she/her)
Psychotherapist & Clinician at Connect To Calm Therapy (established 2022)
Clinical experience
Marina began working in the counselling field in 2017 after her B.A. honours Sociology degree. She later earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) and began providing psychotherapy to individuals in 2021.
Marina has many years of experience providing mental health support, especially to women & members of the immigrant community.
Lived experience
Marina is in her 30’s and is a cat mom. She is an Egyptian-Canadian second generation immigrant, cis woman, and 2SLGBTQ+ ally.
Marina has experience being raised by immigrant parents, navigating identity and sense of belonging among two cultures. She is working towards reconnecting to ancestral Coptic roots through nature and Indigenous knowledge.
Education: B.A Sociology and Religious studies. Master of Social Work (MSW) from Carleton University.
Primary therapy styles: Feminist therapy, Anti-oppressive, client centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Narrative therapy, Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Memberships/Registration: registered social worker (RSW) with the Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW).
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