Danial Asadolahi

Danial Asadolahi

Doctoral Candidate

I want to help support my clients so that they can show up in their lives with more strength and resources to solve important problems. That is my goal as a therapist– to support individuals as they work to overcome obstacles so that they can live healthier and happier lives. I would describe my therapeutic and assessment approaches as evidence-based (informed by scientific research), strengths-based (mindful of clients’ areas of strength and guiding clients to utilize these strengths), person-centered (focused on the person holistically, not just their difficulties in isolation), and humanistic (based on the belief that every person has an inherent capacity to heal and grow).

At Bloom Psychology Clinic, I provide psychotherapeutic and psychological assessment services to adults and adolescents. In the area of psychotherapy, I am happy to work with individuals experiencing low mood, anxiety, anger, substance abuse, and relationship problems, among other difficulties. In the area of psychological assessment, I can offer psychoeducational, diagnostic, and personality assessment services.

The main therapeutic perspective from which I work is called Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, CBT for short. The aim of CBT is to collaboratively work with clients, helping them to develop a better understanding of their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, and to make sense of different patterns that are happening in their mind and in their relationships that impact their lives in unhelpful ways. Then, it is my aim to help clients make changes to align themselves better with their values and goals in life, so that they can live with more purpose and intention. The CBT work that you and I can engage with can include a variety of techniques, including learning about more flexible ways of thinking, managing distressful emotions, problem-solving strategies, healthy lifestyle changes, and using mindfulness and acceptance techniques to be able to better weather the challenges and stressors of daily life.

With regards to my education and training, I am currently wrapping up my doctoral degree in clinical psychology; this comes after my having completed the training and program requirements for my clinical psychology doctorate, which included an intensive pre-doctoral residency. I am at present completing work on my dissertation, the capstone project of my doctoral degree. I have extensive clinical experience working in multi-disciplinary settings and with clients presenting with a wide variety of challenges. I have also researched and written a number of psychological articles that have been published in peer-reviewed journals.

I provide psychological services in English and Farsi.