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I'm Kiran Jhand

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Passionate about creating a safe space to empower and heal


👩🏻 Woman, under 30

😀 Pronouns: she/her

📍 Location: Vancouver, BC

🏫 Institution: University of Toronto

📚 Degree: Master of Social Work

🎓 Graduation Year: 2022

✅ Social Work/ Counseling Program: Master of Social Work Program

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Kiran Jhand
About me Approaches to Care Accessibility Client Populations Served Areas of Specialty Race & Immigration History Disability Gender & Sexuality Other Information
About Me
Hi! My name is Kiran. I am in my 2nd year of the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at the University of Toronto and I am specializing in the Mental Health and Health stream. Before beginning my MSW, I completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of British Columbia. In my work, I like to incorporate a Strengths-Based Approach that aims to empower clients, as well as as Trauma-Informed Lens. As a Punjabi-Sikh woman of colour with immigrant parents, I am very comfortable having conversations about power and privilege, as well as intersectionality. I also acknowledge the role that historical and intergenerational trauma can play in an individual's life.

I have gained experience working in various roles with exposure to mental health and trauma. For the past year, I have been working as a Support Worker at a women's homeless shelter. In this work, I support clients in navigating various life stressors by being an active and empathetic listener, as well as using a Strengths-Based and Trauma-Informed approach. In the 1st year of my MSW program, I did my practicum at the University of Toronto's Health and Wellness Center as a Peer Supporter, helping university students navigate their mental health and various challenges. I am comfortable exploring diverse aspects of wellness, including emotional, social, physical, mental, cultural, and spiritual. My hope is to create a comfortable, safe, and non-judgmental space for you. Please reach out if you feel that we can work well together!
My Approaches to Care
  • Understanding the role of past trauma in clients' lives
  • Highlighting clients' strengths and abilities
  • Based in mindfulness and emotional awareness
  • Aligned with feminist principles
  • Strengthening the mind-body connection to promote healing
  • Accessibility
    Language
    English , Punjabi , Hindi
    Modes of Delivery
    Video
    Availability
    Weekdays during the day
    Weekday evenings (after 6 PM)
    Client Population Served
    Are you currently accepting new clients?
    Yes
    Type of Mental Health Consultation offered
    Individual
    What age groups do you work with?
    Younger Adults (19-35)
    Adults (36-64)
    Seniors (65+)
    Area of Specialty
    Experience with Addiction
  • General topic(s) related to addiction
  • Substance use
  • Experience with Adjustment & Transitions
  • General topic(s) related to adjustment & transitions
  • Experience with Behavioural Concerns
  • General topic(s) related to behavioural concerns
  • Self-harm
  • Experience with Emotions
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Obsessions & Compulsions
  • Body image concerns
  • Suicide
  • Experience with Ethnicity & Culture
  • General topic(s) related to ethnicity & culture
  • Experience with 1st generation immigrants
  • Experience with 2nd generation immigrants
  • Experience with Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation
  • LGBT2Q+ Member/Ally
  • Affirming of non-monogamy/polyamory
  • Experience with Illness & Disabilities
  • General topic(s) related to mental health or physical illness and/or disabilities
  • Mental health disorders
  • Experience with Neurocognitive Differences
  • ADHD
  • Experience with Physical Health
  • Sleep & Wake issues
  • Eating issues
  • Experience with Relationships
  • General topic(s) related to relationships
  • Relationships & Intimacy
  • Experience with Stress & Trauma
  • General topic(s) related to stress & trauma
  • Work stress
  • Burnout
  • Historic and intergenerational trauma
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Complex trauma
  • Experience with Other Topics
  • Domestic abuse and violence
  • Spirituality & Religion
  • Survivor
  • Covid-19
  • Racial/Ethnic/Cultural Identity & Immigration History
    Identify as racialized
    Yes
    Ethnicity
    Asian
    Race/Origin
    Punjabi/South Asian
    Religion
    Sikh
    As a spiritual person myself, I am comfortable with creating the space for spiritual and religious wellness in my work.
    Immigration history
    Second generation settler (parent/s came from a different land)
    Lived Experience of Disability
    I do not identify as disabled/ a person with a disability.
    Gender Identity & Expression, Sexuality & Relationships
    Sexual Orientation
    Heterosexual or straight
    I do not identify as a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
    Understanding of Intersectionality and Anti-oppression
    Intersectionality and anti-oppression offer a framework for understanding individuals through a broad lens, including their race, gender identity, sexual identity, socioeconomic status, culture, language, spirituality, age, marginalization, and more. I apply these to my practice by acknowledging that an individual comes with many identities that often intersect together. I use these frameworks as a means to build humility in my work as well. This allows me to further recognize how power and privilege play an integral role in creating an individual's identities. Lastly, frameworks of intersectionality and anti-oppression also allow me to create space in my work to acknowledge systemic barriers faced by individuals that are often beyond their control.
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