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Building Bridges Psychotherapy

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Building Bridges Psychotherapy

INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, & FAMILY THERAPY. We believe that healing happens through connection.

As relationship therapists, we help our clients connect with what's most important: partners, family, community, culture, faith, and our relationship with ourselves.

02/02/2026

BIG NEWS!!! Building Bridges is officially in Ottawa. 💙

This one started the way a lot of meaningful things do, with a human moment online, a conversation that turned into real support, and a therapist who just wanted a practice that felt like home.

We’re so excited to welcome ._unfiltered to BB!!

Sometimes therapists already have a caseload, but don’t want to have to do the important work alone. This is where BB comes in.

We build bridges. 😉

So we took over the space and created a landing place where Maria can focus fully on her work, her clients, and her voice.

May our new location in Ottawa be a place of healing and growth for all!

📍 270 MacLaren St, Ottawa, K2P 0M3, Unit 30

🅿️ Ample street parking nearby, plus a parking garage one block north.

🔗 Book here: https://bbtherapy.ca/ottawa/

Ottawa, we’re really happy to be here. And Maria, we’re so happy you are too. 🥳

01/30/2026

A new year has a way of making us pause and ask, okay… what actually needs my attention now?

If 2026 is about anything, let it be this 👇

✨ Showing up for yourself in a way that actually lasts. ✨

Individual therapy doesn’t have to be about fixing one thing and moving on. It’s support that carries into everything else; your relationships, your work, your physical health, the way you handle stress, and the way you treat yourself when things feel hard.

When you invest in your mental health, the ripple effect is real.

🌊 You think more clearly.
🌊 You respond instead of react.
🌊 You start making choices that feel aligned instead of exhausting.

This doesn’t have to be the year you push harder.

It can be the year you finally get the support you deserve.

And that’s a pretty solid place to start. 💙

If you’re ready, book a consultation or intake call at https://bbtherapy.ca/contact-us/

01/29/2026

For a lot of young athletes, the pressure starts early.

🤜 Push through it.
🤜 Don’t be soft.
🤜 Play hurt.
🤜 Keep going.

Adam sees how quickly anxiety, injury, and identity get tangled together for teens and young adults who love their sport and feel like their worth depends on it.

When your body or your mental health forces a pause, it can feel like everything you are is suddenly up for question.

Asking for help doesn’t take anything away from your toughness, your goals, or your character.

It reminds you that you’re more than your performance, and that taking care of yourself is part of playing the long game.

Support belongs in sports too.

Especially for young athletes learning who they are, on and off the field. 💙

https://bbtherapy.ca/our_team/adam/

Therapist | Athlete Mental Health | Ontario Therapy | Mental Health in Sports

01/29/2026

✨New Therapists at BB Therapy! ✨

We’re excited to welcome new therapists to the Building Bridges Psychotherapy team, each bringing unique experience and a compassionate approach to client care.

Meet our newest team members:

Maddalena Aiello, MPsy-PSY, RP (Qualifying)
📍Locations: Toronto, Vaughan, Mississauga & Phone/Video

Maria Fakhouri, MA, RP
📍Locations: Ottawa & Phone/Video

Nikki Addario, MACP, RP (Qualifying)
📍Locations: Mississauga & Phone/Video

Vanessa Camillo Rende, MACP, RP
📍Locations: Vaughan & Phone/Video

Learn more about our team: bbtherapy.ca

01/27/2026

December you had a plan.

January you is wondering what happened. 😅

There’s a reason this shift feels so abrupt.

December is a season of giving, receiving, connecting.

A time where growth and productivity naturally take a back seat to people, pauses, and presence. And honestly, that makes sense.

January flips the script.

The quiet settles in, the lights come down, and suddenly there’s space to notice everything you postponed.

The tricky part is balance.

December isn’t about abandoning the growth you worked so hard for all year.

And January isn’t meant to be a full personality overhaul fueled by pressure and unrealistic expectations.

Both seasons have a role.
Both deserve some grace.

If you’re feeling the whiplash between rest and resolve, you’re not behind, you’re human.

Growth doesn’t disappear because you paused, and it doesn’t need to start with intensity to be real. 💙

01/21/2026

Therapist Spotlight! 🌟

Meet Jasmine Sheikh MC, RP (Qualifying)

Jasmine believes that each person’s journey is shaped by the stories they’ve lived and the meanings they’ve made along the way. In her work, she helps clients explore how early experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns continue to influence how they see themselves and navigate the world today. Therapy with Jasmine is an opportunity to slow down, reflect, and begin reshaping the narratives that may be keeping you stuck.

Grounded in a holistic and psychodynamic approach, Jasmine views each person as a whole, emotionally, cognitively, socially, and spiritually. She creates a safe, non-judgmental, and anti-oppressive space where clients feel supported in exploring trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, immigration experiences, and women’s issues. Jasmine believes deeply that you are not the problem; the problem is the problem, and she works collaboratively with clients to uncover strengths, gain insight, and foster meaningful change.

Jasmine’s passion for therapy is deeply rooted in her own lived experience as an immigrant and her understanding of how shared circumstances can be experienced differently by each individual. This perspective informs her compassionate, strength-based approach and her commitment to helping clients rewrite their stories in ways that feel more empowering and aligned with who they truly are. Jasmine offers individual and family therapy in English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu, with sessions available in Mississauga and virtually.

You can hear more about Jasmine’s approach and story on Mental Health Matchmaker, Episode 17.

Learn more about Jasmine and book your free 15-minute consultation at bbtherapy.ca/jasmine

01/14/2026

Therapists are human first. And humans need spaces to process, too.

There was a time when therapists were expected to be endlessly regulated, endlessly composed, endlessly “fine.”

As if doing your own work somehow meant you weren’t capable of holding someone else’s.

Therapists going to therapy isn’t a weakness, it’s part of the work.

Because when you invest in your own growth:

💙 You stay connected to the client experience

💙 You notice your blind spots and tend to them

💙 You show up with more presence, less reactivity

💙 Your capacity expands, not by force, but by care

And yes… personal therapy can count toward professional development.

Some programs even require it, because being in the client chair changes the way you think, listen, and hold space.

At the end of the day, therapists are human.

We carry things. We learn things. We outgrow things.

And we deserve spaces to process, heal, and reflect, just like the people we support.

Therapy isn’t a sign you’re “not fit.”

It’s evidence that you’re committed to staying grounded, ethical, and self-aware in a career that asks a lot from you.

To every therapist doing their own work:

We see you. It matters. And it makes you stronger in the room. 💪

01/14/2026

Therapist Spotlight! 🌟 
Meet Marian Shinuda, MDiv, RP (Qualifying)

Marian believes people make the most sense when their life journey is truly understood. She sees therapy as a space where human connection itself can be healing and where clients feel genuinely rooted for as they move through difficult chapters, past, present, and future.

She is deeply curious about the stories people carry and the patterns that form through relationships. By gently exploring the layers of a client’s experiences, Marian helps identify where certain cycles began, what needs healing, and what strengths can be built upon moving forward. Her work is grounded in attachment-focused, emotion-focused, and solution-focused approaches, empowering clients to process trauma, strengthen self-esteem, and reclaim agency over past hurts.

Marian brings warmth, sincerity, and professionalism into the therapeutic space, supporting individuals, couples, and families as they work toward meaningful change. She offers therapy in English and Arabic, both virtually and in Mississauga, and welcomes clients seeking support around trauma, relationships, codependency, spirituality, and healing from abuse.

Learn more or book a free 15-minute consultation at bbtherapy.ca/marian.

01/09/2026

Between sessions, it is easy to move quickly…

Finish a note, check the clock, open the door.

But the space in between matters more than most of us were trained to notice.

This checklist is about intentionally closing one session before starting the next. Resetting your body. Clearing your attention. Letting yourself arrive fully instead of carrying the previous session with you.

These small steps support regulation, presence, and sustainability in your work.

Because how you prepare before a session shapes how you show up in the room.

01/08/2026

We’re back with Pt. 2… because apparently we had way more bloopers than we thought. 😂

More forgotten lines, more chaotic side-eye, more “is your red light still on?” moments caught on camera.

Even in a therapy practice, the bts is rarely polished, and that’s kind of the best part.

These moments remind us that connection isn’t just built in the deep conversations… it’s also built in the laughter, the pauses, and the perfectly imperfect takes.

Here’s to showing up human, every single time. 💙

Therapy | Ontario Therapy | Therapist Life | Mental Health Podcast | Behind The Scenes

01/07/2026

New year, new resolutions… and the quiet pressure to somehow become a whole new version of yourself overnight.

It’s no wonder so many people feel overwhelmed before February even arrives.

But goals don’t fall apart because you’re unmotivated.

They fall apart because most of us try to start at the peak instead of the path.

When the problem feels huge, it’s hard to imagine what “better” even looks like.

And when the dream is too big, the first step feels pointless… or like failure if it doesn’t move fast enough.

With therapy, the mountain starts to shrink.

You learn to break the big dream into small, doable steps. Ones that create momentum instead of pressure.

The focus shifts from “fix everything now” to “what’s one thing I can do today?”

The rest grows from there.

If you want support setting goals that fit your real life (not overwhelm it), book a consultation with one of our therapists at bbtherapy.ca and start your year with the care you deserve. 👌

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52 Village Centre Place
Mississauga, ON

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 11pm
Tuesday	8am - 11pm
Wednesday	8am - 11pm
Thursday	8am - 11pm
Friday	8am - 11pm
Saturday	8am - 11pm
Sunday	8am - 11pm

Telephone

+13653005574

Website

http://www.bbtherapy.ca/

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