About Bahare
Bahare Mazinani (She, Her, Hers) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) and a Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus.
She graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Education of Children with Specialized Needs from the University of Tehran, Iran. Holding a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the Medical University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences in Tehran, she has more than four years of experience working as a psychotherapist. Bahare is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy.
With Schema Therapy being her main therapeutic approach, She provides individual counselling & psychotherapy to adults, couples, and immigrants. She is particularly passionate about working with individuals navigating major life transitions, providing specialized mental health support for immigrants facing culturally sensitive issues in Canada. Bahare offers psychotherapy for a range of concerns, including Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Self-esteem issues, and Relationship challenges.
Her approach is highly collaborative, supportive, and culturally sensitive, with an emphasis on helping clients identify maladaptive patterns of cognition, emotion, and behavior that may hold them back. In her therapy room, you will experience a very warm and understanding human connection, which aims at developing healthier ways of coping, relating, and thriving.
Bahare is fluent in both English and Farsi/Persian and offers psychotherapy in both languages.