Hello!
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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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
General topic(s) related to addiction
Substance use
General topic(s) related to adjustment & transitions
General topic(s) related to behavioural concerns
Self-harm
Anxiety
Depression
Dissociation
Obsessions & Compulsions
Body image concerns
Suicide
General topic(s) related to ethnicity & culture
Experience with 1st generation immigrants
Experience with 2nd generation immigrants
LGBT2Q+ Member/Ally
Affirming of non-monogamy/polyamory
General topic(s) related to mental health or physical illness and/or disabilities
Mental health disorders
ADHD
Sleep & Wake issues
Eating issues
General topic(s) related to relationships
Relationships & Intimacy
General topic(s) related to stress & trauma
Work stress
Burnout
Historic and intergenerational trauma
Post-traumatic stress
Complex trauma
Domestic abuse and violence
Spirituality & Religion
Survivor
Covid-19
Kiran
Jhand
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!
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
Accessibility
Language
English
,
Punjabi
,
Hindi
Modes of Delivery
Video
Availability
Weekdays during the day
Weekday evenings (after 6 PM)
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+)
Adults (36-64)
Seniors (65+)
Area of Specialty
Experience with Addiction
Experience with Adjustment & Transitions
Experience with Behavioural Concerns
Experience with Emotions
Experience with Ethnicity & Culture
Experience with Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation
Experience with Illness & Disabilities
Experience with Neurocognitive Differences
Experience with Physical Health
Experience with Relationships
Experience with Stress & Trauma
Experience with Other Topics
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.
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.
