My Education, Training & Professional Experiences
I’m Forouz Salari (she/her), a Registered Social Worker in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Alberta.
My work draws on an extensive academic background, advanced professional training, and over a decade of experience in mental health, leadership, social services and community care.
EDUCATION
Professional Training & Certifications
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) / “Parts” work
Mindfulness approaches
Narrative Therapy
Sex Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Somatic Attachment Therapy (SAT)
Anima Leadership’s DEI approach to navigating race, identity & power in the workplace
Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead™ leadership program
Julie Diamond’s Diamond Power Index™ 360 Leadership Assessment & Power Intelligence framework
Professional Experiences
I worked in Toronto’s nonprofit sector between 2012 and 2021, in community centres, mental health organizations, and social service agencies.
I launched my private practice in 2017 and began focusing on it full-time in January 2021.
Throughout my career, I have specialized in supporting:
Skills & Roles
My professional roles have included:
Providing single-session, short-term and long-term counselling & psychotherapy to individuals and couples (in-person & virtual)
Offering case management support
Advocating for clients facing systemic barriers & oppression
Developing & facilitating workshops & support groups (in-person & online)
Clinically supervising, mentoring and managing frontline staff & students
Languages
I speak, understand, and read Farsi fluently, with English as the primary language I use in my work.
Consultation, Coaching & Workshops
I have had the pleasure of offering individual and group-based clinical consultation, leadership coaching, and educational workshops to:
Athena’s Sexual Assault Counselling & Advocacy Centre
Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS)
Egale Canada
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
Indexing Society of Canada (ISC)
Friends of Ruby
Rainbow Railroad
Let’s Connect
If you’d like to learn more about my professional experiences, feel free to explore:
If you’re ready to begin and are looking for Counselling, Individual Clinical Consultation, or 1:1 Leadership Coaching:
If you’re considering Individual Clinical Consultation, Group Clinical Consultation, or Leadership Coaching for your organization or professional team, please email me OR complete this form to arrange a FREE 30–45 minute video consult to discuss your needs and budget:
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