The Mission
Through speaking, guiding and writing, I create spiritually informed, sacred spaces for those who are ready to access and cultivate true peace, clarity and ease which resides beyond the limits of the ego.
The Values
Congruence. Kindness. Grace.
Compassionate candour.
Community care.
Mystic knowledge.
Taraneh (she/her) was born in Iran and immigrated to Canada in 1996. She is mom to 2 magical humans (and 1 dog), counsellor, spiritual guide, and writer. She also is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (BCACC), yoga and meditation teacher, certified Expressive Arts Therapist and best-selling author of the book Conscious Grieving: The Path of Awakening through Loss.
Taraneh has been working exclusively in the mental health and personal development field since 2008. She has been an RCC since 2010 and is passionate about operating from an anti-oppressive framework. Her work is informed strongly by body-centred psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, focusing oriented therapy, and narrative therapy. She brings psycho-education into sessions with clients so as to support them in finding ways to feel empowered on their healing journey. Polyvagal theory and attachment theories frequent conversations in sessions. Clients are resourced with practical tools to generate change and healthy patterns in their lives.
In her private practice, over 70% of her clients identify as members of BIPOC community, and 40% as LGBTQ2S+.
Here is a highlight of the topics that bring clients into working with Taraneh:
- depression and anxiety, panic attacks
- suicidal ideation
- childhood sexualized trauma and incest
- grief (death, loss, separation/divorce, pregnancy loss)
- caregiving of loved ones who are ill or dying (Alzheimer’s, cancer)
- emotional and physical abuse (childhood and adulthood)
- relationship trauma and intimate partner disconnection especially during postpartum period
- narcissistic abuse
- LGBTQ expressions and coming out
- social anxiety
- parenting consciously, parent-child relationship wounds and re-parenting inner child
- disordered eating and body dysmorphia
- racism and misogyny in the family, at work and in public
- inter-racial and cross-cultural relationship challenges
- loneliness and desire for partnership
- sexual expression, shame and repression
- consensual non-monogamy
- existential dilemmas, global crisis grief and dissatisfaction with life
Erica Dolson
Associate Counsellor
Erica (she/her) supports people navigating diverse experiences of intimacy, sexuality, addiction, grief, and loss - or intersections of all of the above. She holds a Master's of Social Work with a specialization in trauma informed clinical practice and uses somatic, holistic, feminist, and existential approaches to inform her work.
Since Taraneh does not work with couples, Erica is her go-to therapist for these referrals. It is important to have therapists whose work you trust and Erica is the perfect combination of caring and fierce. Her critical theory background and anti-oppressive framework is aligned with our values at Mind on Spirit. To inquire about couples work with Erica, please click here
Fun fact: Taraneh and Erica met in 2010 at an outdoor education school for youth where Erica was a counsellor and Taraneh was volunteering. Over the years they jammed on mutual love of nature (both earthy and human) and share family get-aways, long text exchanges of support, and spotify playlists ranging from country sob to hype up pop.
