Pavna Sochi | Clinical Supervisor | Shanti Psychotehrapy

Meet Pavna Sodhi

Registered Psychotherapist, Author, Speaker, Adjunct Professor

RP, EdD

She/Her

Pavna K. Sodhi (she/her), EdD, is a registered psychotherapist, author, speaker, clinical supervisor, and adjunct professor residing in Ottawa, Ontario. With over 25 years of psychotherapeutic and research experience, Dr. Sodhi has interacted with a multitude of populations in various clinical, academic, and supervisory spaces. Her professional background and personal narrative offer a unique research perspective regarding culturally responsive trauma-informed work, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) communities, and immigrant mental health. Her research has been featured in national and international scholarly journals and books. She credits her Punjabi-Sikh upbringing and lived experience for her continued interest in these timely topics. As a productive ally, she takes pride in decentring systemic racism, breaking barriers, and encouraging others to be culturally responsive. Her latest book titled, Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy for BIPOC Communities: Decolonizing Mental Health (Routledge) was launched in June 2024.

Pavna is a valued and dedicated member of the Shanti Psychotherapy team, supporting us with both clinical supervision (to the team and founder) and group training in working with BIPOC mental health and psychotherapy practices,  to ensure the highest quality of care for our clients. By empowering and guiding our clinicians, Pavna helps us deliver the best possible support for those we serve.

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Are you 14–24 years old, based in Toronto, and ready for real conversations about sexual and reproductive health?

Join us at the Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Youth Summit, hosted by Our Kids’ Health Network, on March 29, 2026.

This full-day, in-person event will bring together youth, healthcare professionals, and community organizations for interactive workshops and discussions focused on evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, challenge myths, and connect with trusted experts and organizations through engaging community booths.

✨This summit centers youth voices, credible information, and creating space for honest and respectful dialogue. This is a free event, and lunch will be provided. Attendees will also receive a digital certificate of attendance. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Event details:
📅 March 29, 2026
🕘 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
📍 Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto
🎟️ Cost: FREE (a $10 gift card will be provided to support local transportation)
👥 Who: Youth ages 14–24

👉 Register by March 15 using the QR code or the following link: https://lnkd.in/esmqdPZk

👉 For more information about the event: https://bit.ly/srhinfo

Know someone who should attend? Please share this post!

#SRHYouthSummit #OurKidsHealth #YouthHealth #SexualHealth #YouthEngagement

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Are you 14–24 years old, based in Toronto, and ready for real conversations about sexual and reproductive health? Join us at the Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Youth Summit, hosted by Our Kids’ Health Network, on March 29, 2026. This full-day, in-person event will bring together youth, healthcare professionals, and community organizations for interactive workshops and discussions focused on evidence-based sexual and reproductive health education. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, challenge myths, and connect with trusted experts and organizations through engaging community booths. ✨This summit centers youth voices, credible information, and creating space for honest and respectful dialogue. This is a free event, and lunch will be provided. Attendees will also receive a digital certificate of attendance. Don’t miss this opportunity! Event details: 📅 March 29, 2026 🕘 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 📍 Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto 🎟️ Cost: FREE (a $10 gift card will be provided to support local transportation) 👥 Who: Youth ages 14–24 👉 Register by March 15 using the QR code or the following link: https://lnkd.in/esmqdPZk 👉 For more information about the event: https://bit.ly/srhinfo Know someone who should attend? Please share this post! #SRHYouthSummit #OurKidsHealth #YouthHealth #SexualHealth #YouthEngagement

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Sitting with feelings, especially difficult ones, is a hard but important skill. Tolerating and soothing difficult feelings until they pass is an important skill that for most people is not taught or modeled well in our society that tends to avoid intense feelings. 💪🏽

This ability bolsters our other skills of practicing grace, processing our emotions and allowing ourselves to move forwards towards the goals and life we want to curate. It’s important to explore and be curious about the emotions we are experiencing, to recognize what they are, to allow yourself to feel them. All emotions can be observed and supported with compassion until the feelings lesson.✨

#emotionfocusedtherapy #therapytoronto #therapiststoronto #southasiantherapist #

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Sitting with feelings, especially difficult ones, is a hard but important skill. Tolerating and soothing difficult feelings until they pass is an important skill that for most people is not taught or modeled well in our society that tends to avoid intense feelings. 💪🏽This ability bolsters our other skills of practicing grace, processing our emotions and allowing ourselves to move forwards towards the goals and life we want to curate. It’s important to explore and be curious about the emotions we are experiencing, to recognize what they are, to allow yourself to feel them. All emotions can be observed and supported with compassion until the feelings lesson.✨#emotionfocusedtherapy #therapytoronto #therapiststoronto #southasiantherapist #

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a little tour of our etobicoke space ✨
this is where anhad and our team of therapists work with teens, adults, couples, and families.

we support adhd, ocd, mood challenges, relationship concerns, and mental health struggles — in a space designed to feel calm, safe, and welcoming.

#etobicoke #therapyspace #mentalhealthsupport #adhdsupport #ocdsupport

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a little tour of our etobicoke space ✨
this is where anhad and our team of therapists work with teens, adults, couples, and families. 
we support adhd, ocd, mood challenges, relationship concerns, and mental health struggles — in a space designed to feel calm, safe, and welcoming.#etobicoke #therapyspace #mentalhealthsupport #adhdsupport #ocdsupport

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Therapy can be a space to feel supported, understood, and gently challenged.

Cherry works with clients navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, relationships, and life transitions, offering a compassionate and grounded space for self-exploration and growth. Her approach is thoughtful, collaborative, and centred on meeting you where you are. 🤍🌱

Book a free 20-minute consultation using the link in our bio or check out our website to see if working with Cherry feels like the right fit.

#shantipsychotherapy #psychotherapy #torontotherapy #mentalhealthsupport #therapyjourney #healing

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Therapy can be a space to feel supported, understood, and gently challenged. 
Cherry works with clients navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, relationships, and life transitions, offering a compassionate and grounded space for self-exploration and growth. Her approach is thoughtful, collaborative, and centred on meeting you where you are. 🤍🌱Book a free 20-minute consultation using the link in our bio or check out our website to see if working with Cherry feels like the right fit.#shantipsychotherapy #psychotherapy #torontotherapy #mentalhealthsupport #therapyjourney #healing

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Meet Irem Koc, a compassionate Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) at Shanti Psychotherapy — where therapy is tailored to you. She offers a calm, supportive space to explore what’s beneath the surface of anxiety, stress, depression, relationship concerns, identity questions, and cultural pressure.

With a person-centred, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approach, Irem integrates evidence-based practices — including CBT, DBT, attachment-based and mindfulness-informed techniques — to help you feel more grounded, connected, and understood.

Living between cultures herself, she deeply appreciates the challenges of navigating multiple identities and brings warmth, curiosity, and cultural awareness to every session.

You can book with Irem here: https://www.shantipsychotherapy.ca/contact/

#torontotherapy #torontotherapist #psychotherapist #couplestherapist #turkishtherapist

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Meet Irem Koc, a compassionate Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) at Shanti Psychotherapy — where therapy is tailored to you. She offers a calm, supportive space to explore what’s beneath the surface of anxiety, stress, depression, relationship concerns, identity questions, and cultural pressure.With a person-centred, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approach, Irem integrates evidence-based practices — including CBT, DBT, attachment-based and mindfulness-informed techniques — to help you feel more grounded, connected, and understood.Living between cultures herself, she deeply appreciates the challenges of navigating multiple identities and brings warmth, curiosity, and cultural awareness to every session.You can book with Irem here: https://www.shantipsychotherapy.ca/contact/#torontotherapy #torontotherapist #psychotherapist #couplestherapist #turkishtherapist

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