Deshawna Dookie

Pronouns: She/Her

Located In: Toronto

Session Format: Online

Bio: Deshawna is a Trauma-Informed Social Worker, Psychotherapist, and Certified Yoga Instructor based in Toronto, Ontario. She supports racialized women navigating anxiety, burnout, life transitions, and the impacts of racial and intergenerational trauma through culturally responsive, body-based care.

Her work integrates EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, and trauma-informed therapy with somatic practices such as breathwork, mindfulness, meditation, and restorative yoga to support both emotional and nervous system healing. Deshawna works with clients who may feel overwhelmed or stuck, helping them move beyond traditional talk therapy to process experiences also held in the body.

Areas of Practice: ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Body Image, Burnout, Career, Codependency, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Regulation, Family Conflict, Grief, Immigrant/Settlement, Infertility, Infidelity, Intimate Partner Violence, Learning Disabilities, LGBTQ+ Related Issues, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital Concerns, Neurodivergence, Personal Growth, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Racial Identity, Racialized Violence, Racism, Relational Concerns, Relational Endings, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Shame, Spirituality, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues, Workplace Concerns

Languages Spoken: Caribbean Patois

Session Format: Online

Provides Services for and/or Direct Billing: Sliding Scale

Professional Designation: Registered Social Worker ( RSW)

Professional Association: CASW, OCSWSSW

Provinces Served: Ontario

Accepting New Clients: Yes

Therapist's Racial Identities: Black

Therapist's Gender Identities: Cisgender, Woman

Therapist's Sexual Identities: Heterosexual

Age Groups: [20-64] Adults

Session Type: Individuals

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