About Zain Abideen
My Journey , Education and Training.
My interest in mental health began long before I imagined becoming a therapist. In 2013, while still in high school, I received a scholarship from the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board for an essay exploring youth mental health.
What began as curiosity eventually developed into a deeper interest in understanding why we think, feel, and behave the way we do. Over time, that curiosity became a desire to understand what lies beneath the surface—how our experiences shape us, why patterns repeat, and what allows meaningful change to happen.
Psychotherapy became a natural extension of that interest, combining my curiosity about human behaviour with work that allows me to make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
AN INTEREST THAT STARTED EARLY
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology Yorkville University
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Life Sciences McMaster University
ADVANCED CLINICAL TRAINING
Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Levels I & II
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Clinical Training
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Clinical Training
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Clinical Training
Schema Therapy
Clinical Training
Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies
Trauma Research Foundation
Islamic Psychology
Levels I & II, Al Balagh Academy
