About Me
My name is Dr. Aliza Panjwani, PhD, C.Psych. I am a registered clinical and health psychologist in Ontario, providing therapy to adults, both individuals and couples. My clinical experience has included work across hospital and private practice settings with people facing a broad range of mental health and challenging life experiences, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, grief, and major life transitions. Alongside this broader clinical work, I bring significant health-focused experience, including work with people navigating chronic illnesses like cancer, existential concerns, fertility and reproductive issues, caregiving challenges, and bereavement.
I also work as a clinician-researcher, drawing on both the breadth of my clinical experience and psychological research. Research helps us understand what tends to help people and why; therapy is where that knowledge is applied thoughtfully to what may be most helpful for you. I value this combination because it allows our work to be grounded in evidence without losing sight of the complexity of real life or the person/couple in front of me.
What May Bring You To Therapy
Sometimes life is interrupted in ways we expect (though knowing something is coming doesn't necessarily make it any easier), and sometimes in ways we never could have imagined.
People often come to therapy when something has become profoundly unsettling or difficult to carry on their own. You may be navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, struggles in your relationships, changes in your health or reproductive choices, caregiving, a major life change, or simply no longer feeling like yourself. You may be keeping up with what needs to get done while internally feeling overwhelmed, uncertain about what comes next, disconnected from the person you used to be, or finding that the ways you once coped are no longer working.
How Therapy Can Help
By the time many people come to therapy, they have already spent a great deal of time trying to figure things out on their own. You may understand why you feel the way you do and still not know how to manage it. Or you may know what you "should" do, while realizing that knowing does not make the feelings or decisions any easier.
Therapy can offer a space to slow down and make sense of what you are carrying, while also being responsive to what is weighing on you most. Together, we can look at patterns that may be keeping you stuck, develop new ways of managing difficult thoughts and emotions, build coping skills, and work through decisions or changes that feel hard to navigate.
Hope does not have to depend on everything turning out exactly as you want it to. Sometimes it means developing more confidence in your ability to handle what is in front of you, reconnecting with parts of yourself that have felt lost, or working to find a path forward even with uncertainty. Our goal will not be to erase what has been difficult, but to help you feel more grounded, capable, and able to move toward a life that reflects what matters most to you.
My Approach
You may appreciate my approach if you are looking for therapy that is warm, thoughtful, evidence-based, and engaged. I will ask questions, offer reflections, help you consider different perspectives, and introduce strategies or new approaches to what you may be facing, while also seeking to understand your experiences in the context of your identities, culture, relationships, values, and life circumstances. My approach is active, but I do not believe every difficult experience needs to be fixed or reframed. Sometimes the work is about making changes, and sometimes it is about finding ways to live with greater clarity, self-understanding, and steadiness in the face of circumstances beyond our control.
If this sounds like the kind of support you are looking for, I would be glad to connect You can use the Request Appointment button to reach out for a free 15-minute consultation or email me directly at hello@lifeinterruptedtherapy.ca
Fees
Individual Psychological Therapy: Intake - First Visit (80 min) — $325 | Follow-Up (50 min) — $275
Couples Psychological Therapy: Intake - First Visit (90 min) — $375 | Follow-Up (70 min) — $350
***Most insurance and extended health benefit plans provide coverage for psychological services. Please verify your coverage directly with your insurance provider. We will provide receipts for you to submit for reimbursement. If your insurance does not cover the full cost, you may also be able to claim the remaining amount as an eligible medical expense when filing your income tax return. For more information, consult the Canada Revenue Agency or a tax professional.
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