
Sonya Deol, MSW, RSW
Clinic Director
I work with people who became deeply attuned to others early in life — bicultural individuals and expats who grew up moving between cultures, people who took on adult responsibilities too soon (parentification), and highly sensitive people who take in more than most. That kind of attunement, formed early, is exhausting to carry alone. I understand this from the inside: my own childhood trauma shaped how I respond to stress and connection, and my healing journey through anxiety and depression continues to inform how I support my clients today. My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. Using Somatic Experiencing, I pay close attention to the nervous system — how it holds onto old patterns of stress and hypervigilance, and how it can slowly learn safety again. Healing, to me, involves more than understanding our experiences intellectually; it means creating that safety in the body, not just the mind. This work is personal for me — I grew up navigating my own South Asian heritage alongside a different cultural context, and travel remains important in my life. I also work with people in the airline industry — pilots, flight attendants, and aviation professionals — whose schedules bring their own kind of exhaustion: disrupted sleep, irregular routines, and long stretches away from the people who matter most. My hope is to offer a space where you can set some of that down, reconnect with a calmer nervous system, and move toward a life that feels grounded and authentic. I offer sessions both in person in South Etobicoke and virtually across Ontario.
