Aminata Barry (she/her)
Languages: French, English
Aminata's waitlist is closed as her practicum is ending.
Languages: French, English
Aminata's waitlist is closed as her practicum is ending.
Availability
Tuesdays: 2:00-8:0 pm (in-person Main and Broadway or virtual)
Wednesdays: 10:00am-2:00 pm (in-person Main and Broadway or virtual)
Aminata's practicum is from January 2024 - August 2024
About
Aminata is a Black, cisgender and queer counsellor, originally from the Ivory Coast and Guinea. She grew up in the Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Canada, the Philippines and China, and these international experiences sparked her love for psychology and helping others, further promoting her acceptance, openness, adaptability and resilience. She is currently completing her Master’s in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University.
Aminata sees counselling as a collaborative endeavour, operating from a person-centered perspective which positions the client as the expert in their own lives. She approaches each client with patience, empathy, kindness, and curiosity, and aims to provide a non-judgemental space for clients to work through their issues. Her approach to counselling focuses on the client’s strengths and resources, and finding ways to integrate those into their healing journey.
Aminata works to create a safe space for all her clients, helping them work through issues relating to identity exploration (racial and sexual identity), trauma, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, and anything else the client wishes to discuss! She has lived experience working through her own identity issues, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
She is multiculturally competent and has experience with diverse populations, recognizing the individuality of each person while also working within their personally-defined cultural contexts and remaining respectful and cognizant of the intersectional nature of identity.
In her spare time, she enjoys drawing, painting, creative writing and organizing themed potlucks with friends.
Tuesdays: 2:00-8:0 pm (in-person Main and Broadway or virtual)
Wednesdays: 10:00am-2:00 pm (in-person Main and Broadway or virtual)
Aminata's practicum is from January 2024 - August 2024
About
Aminata is a Black, cisgender and queer counsellor, originally from the Ivory Coast and Guinea. She grew up in the Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Canada, the Philippines and China, and these international experiences sparked her love for psychology and helping others, further promoting her acceptance, openness, adaptability and resilience. She is currently completing her Master’s in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University.
Aminata sees counselling as a collaborative endeavour, operating from a person-centered perspective which positions the client as the expert in their own lives. She approaches each client with patience, empathy, kindness, and curiosity, and aims to provide a non-judgemental space for clients to work through their issues. Her approach to counselling focuses on the client’s strengths and resources, and finding ways to integrate those into their healing journey.
Aminata works to create a safe space for all her clients, helping them work through issues relating to identity exploration (racial and sexual identity), trauma, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, and anything else the client wishes to discuss! She has lived experience working through her own identity issues, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
She is multiculturally competent and has experience with diverse populations, recognizing the individuality of each person while also working within their personally-defined cultural contexts and remaining respectful and cognizant of the intersectional nature of identity.
In her spare time, she enjoys drawing, painting, creative writing and organizing themed potlucks with friends.