Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee

Keynote Speaker | Toronto, Ontario

Passionate Psychologist
Anti Oppression, Mental Health & Wellness Expert

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee's Expertise: Mental Health, Burnout Prevention, Stress Management, Health & Wellness, Self Improvement & Self Care, Racial Justice, Resilience & Adversity, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Mindfulness, Confidence, Psychology & Human Behaviour and Social Justice & Human Rights.

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee

About Speaker Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee is a psychologist, and mental health & wellness expert passionate about creating stronger, healthier & more inclusive communities. Dr. Taslim Alani Verjee is the Director and Founder of an organization where she practices from a Cognitive-Behavioural orientation (e.g., CBT, DBT, and ACT). Dr. Taslim has developed a model for Anti-Oppressive Leadership that she has been offering to C-level executives, managers and leaders, and this integrates her knowledge of mental health, social justice, equity and inclusion. She works with adolescents and adults who are having difficulties with adjustment and/or with their mental health.

Depression and low mood

Depression and low mood

De-escalating Mental Health Emergencies

De-escalating Mental Health Emergencies

Racism, Allyship and Mental Health

Racism, Allyship and Mental Health

Maintaining Well Being While Working from Home

Maintaining Well Being While Working from Home

Dr. Taslim Alani-verjee Biography

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee is a Clinical Psychologist living and working in Toronto, Canada. She is the Founder and Director of an organization, a community-based and social justice-oriented practice that seeks to make mental health awareness and services more accessible to the communities with whom she and her team work.

Her practice has over 20 clinicians, supports pro bono and sliding scale work, and has developed community partnerships to promote the well-being of organizations and those who work within them. Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee has also co-founded another company, a psychoeducational mental health subscription service that seeks to help users understand and experience their emotions. She is a MedCircle Certified Educator.

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee has offered many talks, trainings, and workshops related to well-being, including self-care and burnout, noticing the signs and symptoms of mental illness, and diversity, inclusion and anti-oppression. She ensures that each of her talks and workshops are tailored to the specific community for whom she is working.

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee has been invited as a guest/keynote speaker regarding mental health, resilience, burnout, oppression and racism. She has been interviewed by many media outlets (e.g., Global, CBC, CTV, Huffington Post) regarding the same.

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee teaches regularly at Lakehead University where she is an Adjunct Faculty member. She is a Faculty Member at Adler Graduate Professional School where she teaches courses on Ethics in Psychology, Psychopathology, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Cultural Humility.

She teaches Counselling Skills and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy within the Global Mental Health program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee has her Ph.D. and Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Lakehead University, where her research focused on body image, eating disorders, intimate partner violence, and engaging with marginalized populations using community-based participatory research.

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee obtained her Masters degree in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University where her research focused on intimate partner violence within First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario. She completed her Honours Bachelor of Arts at Brescia University College at Western University.

 

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee Topic Presentations

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee From Toronto, Ontario, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Mental Health and Wellness

Social Justice and Anti-oppression

Anti-oppressive Leadership

Mindfulness

De-escalating Mental Health Emergencies

Racism Allyship and Mental Health

Interviews
Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee
  • School Shootings: Reassuring Students in the Wake of Us Gun Violence
  • Caregiver Burnout Continues to Rise
  • What Nature and Doing Charity Have to Do with Each Other
Podcasts
Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee
  • Live Trauma Q&a
  • How to Recognize Burnout
  • How Canadians Discovered a Love for Nature During Covid-19 Lockdowns
Articles
Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee
  • Covid-19: 1st Restrictions-free Christmas for Canadians Amid Looming New Threats
  • Why Many Canadians May Be Going Through Compassion Fatigue
  • Simone Biles's Withdrawal from Olympic Event Could 'normalize' Mental Health Conversations, Experts
  • Why We Need to Normalize Taking Sick Days for Our Mental Health

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee Speaking Testimonials

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