Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee

Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Toronto, Ontario

Passionate Psychologist | Anti Oppression | Mental Health & Wellness Expert

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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.

 

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COVID-19: 1st restrictions-free Christmas for Canadians amid looming new threats

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For most Canadians since the pandemic began, this is the first restrictions-free Christmas they’ve had. But Canada’s top doctor is warning COVID-19 could still unleash new problems. Touria Izri reports.
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Why many Canadians may be going through compassion fatigue

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The past year has seen its share of challenging news events, from protests in the capital to a Saskatchewan First Nation community rocked by a mass stabbing. Global News journalists were able to witness these events — and share them with the nation. Here’s a look back at the top stories of 2022.
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Simone Biles's withdrawal from Olympic event could 'normalize' mental health conversations, experts say

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Taslim Alani-Verjee, a clinical psychologist and the director and founder of the Silm Centre for Mental Health in Toronto, commended Biles on prioritizing her well-being. "I think it's incredible that she was able to have the courage and the insight to say that she couldn't do it, or that it wasn't in her best interest to do it, and that she is allowed to come first in all of this," Alani-Verjee told CBC Sports.
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Why We Need To Normalize Taking Sick Days For Our Mental Health

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The first time I realized I was having an anxiety attack was five years ago. It was my second week at a journalism internship. I woke up with a lump in my throat and a knot in my chest, but I still went through the motions of getting ready for the day. I had been anxious throughout the internship—the pressure to be extroverted, perform well and make a good impression always in the back of my head. “Did they like me? Was I good enough? Was I doing enough?”
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Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee Topic Presentations

Mental Health and Wellness

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  • Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee speaks on a variety of topics related to mental health and wellness, ranging from anxiety and stress management to self-care and burnout to promoting wellness. With her background as a psychologist, she took tools from her practice and bring this to her audience in an engaging, lighthearted, and applicable way.

    Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee has often approached this from a compassionate, light-hearted place that seeks to decrease stigma as it relates to mental health. She generally seek to offer her audience an opportunity to think about mental health differently, and some practical tools they can start using immediately.

    Key takeaways:

    • We all struggle with our mental health at time, and some of us struggle differently.
    • We can improve our mental health through some simple strategies.
    • Even those with mental illness can have good mental health.
    • We all have a role to play in creating a culture that fosters good mental health.

Social Justice and Anti-oppression

Anti-oppressive Leadership

Mindfulness

De-escalating Mental Health Emergencies

Racism Allyship and Mental Health

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