Farzana Doctor

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Farzana Doctor is a Tkaronto-based author, activist, and Registered Social Worker. She has written five critically acclaimed novels, a poetry collection, and a self-care workbook for activists and helpers, 52 Weeks To A Sweeter Life for Caregivers, Activists, and Helping Professionals. Farzana completed her MSW in 1993. She works from anti-oppression, decolonial, client-centred, and psychodynamic perspectives. She enjoys parts work (IFS), somatic-oriented, hypnosis, mindfulness, and memory reconsolidation. She is especially interested in the ways in which the unconscious and the body are helpful in making change and also pays close attention to the intersections among emotional, spiritual, and political aspects of life. Before going into private practice, she worked in community-based and hospital settings providing street outreach, crisis services, individual and group counseling, and program management. She currently works with individuals and couples and provides clinical consultation to other therapists and organizations. She is a founding member of WeSpeakOut and the End FGM Canada Network.

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Reviews

Ayesha AM

Sep 24, 2026

So restorative and gentle. The nature imagery was beautiful and vivid - I was transported. Thank you. πŸ’—πŸ™πŸ½

Ayesha AM

Sep 22, 2026

What a gentle and compassionate reconnecting practice. Thank you! My body had some things to say and I was actually able to listen. πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’—

Ayesha AM

Sep 21, 2026

I love this. What a great reminder to reconnect with our wholeness and hold space for grief in these challenging times. Thank you! πŸ’ͺπŸ½πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’—

Ayesha AM

Sep 18, 2026

I will come back to this one for sure. Sometimes a gentle pause and reconnection can be so powerful. Sending gratitude and light, dear Farzana. πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’ͺπŸ½πŸ’•

Ayesha AM

Sep 16, 2026

The somatic exercises and gentle guidance were excellent. Thank you for this powerful post-conflict self-care tool. πŸ’ͺπŸ½πŸ™πŸ½πŸ’•

Ayesha AM

Sep 14, 2026

Love this Farzana. Thank you for your gentle guidance. πŸ’•πŸ™πŸ½ (This is Ayesha!)

Angela Ridgley

Apr 25, 2026

As a therapist I found this to be a very good reminder. πŸ™πŸ»

KimQ

Feb 10, 2026

Thank you for sharing your insight and wisdom. I especially appreciated the reminder about the structural aspect of burnout and your path to creating small but sustainable shifts. I needed these reminders right now. πŸ’™βœ¨πŸŽΆβœ¨πŸ’™

Mel

Jan 6, 2026

Clear, concise, comforting thank you 😊✨ Namaste πŸ™πŸŒΈπŸ’ž

Leslie

Jan 7, 2025

I woke too early this morning. Not from a night sweat but I thought this might help. I appreciated the reminder that I was not alone and that resting even though it isn’t sleeping can be helpful. Thank you for offering this.

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