Ramak Jaberizadeh
Ajax Couple Therapist

Ramak Jaberizadeh, RP

Registered Psychotherapist

She/Her

Specialties: Couples and relationships, betrayal/affairs, divorce, blended families, parenting, families, teens and students, cultural/identity dynamics, LGBTQIA+ folks, queer and poly relationships.

Clients like: I’m steady and easy to talk to. I get clear on your goals from the start so we can create movement in each session, and I'll make sure you feel comfortable telling me when something isn’t landing. I'd rather have the awkward conversation than let us drift politely for six months.

Modalities: The Gottman Method, Narrative therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-informed, trauma-informed, feminist and intersectional, strengths-based, anti-oppressive.

Availability: Ajax in person, virtual.

Schedule: Days and evenings.

Languages spoken: English, Farsi

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More About Me

Hi, I'm Ramak.

I love being a witness. That's the honest answer to why I do this work — being the person who sits with you when you finally say the thing out loud. The thing you’ve been carrying, avoiding, or trying to make sense of. I get to let you know that it matters, that you matter, and that you are more capable than you may believe in this particular moment.

I was born in Iran and came to Toronto as a child, after my family arrived as refugees. Rebuilding a life in a new language, in a place that doesn't know you yet, leaves something behind that outlasts the paperwork by decades. It's part of why I do this work. It's also why I'll never assume I know your story just because some of it rhymes with mine.

Before this, I spent twenty years in communications and marketing for national and global organizations. The whole time, I kept finding my way into community work on the side, and eventually I had to be honest with myself that that was where the meaning was. So I went back to school.

I've brought the first career with me: I’m attuned to how language influences our experience, how listening builds trust, and how the stories we tell, and those we inherit, shape who we are. My background is also in English literature, and I love playing with meaning and metaphor— which is why narrative therapy sits close to the centre of how I work.

My clients range in age from six to sixty. I work with teens, adults, couples and families on anxiety, low mood, stress and burnout, grief, major transitions, identity, and the effects of trauma, displacement and marginalization. I work extensively with queer clients — identity exploration, coming out, and relationships of every structure, monogamous and otherwise. I also work with newcomers and people with refugee status, where therapy sometimes has to make room for housing and employment before anything deeper can happen.

More and more, what my clients bring me turns out to be relational. We don't exist in isolation. Whatever you're carrying, you're carrying it in the middle of a family, a partnership, a culture, a history.

Here's what I'll ask of you: tell me what’s working and what isn't. Some of the most useful moments in my practice have come from a client saying "this feels awful" or "I don't think we're getting anywhere," and the two of us being able to talk about it honestly and pivot. That kind of two-way honesty is what makes therapy work, and hopefully, the courage you build in our sessions to speak openly becomes something you can carry with you into your relationships. Expect warmth, safety, and a healthy dose of gentle challenge when working together. I’ll tell you what I notice, ask questions to support your reflections, and help you make sense of what’s happening. Therapy can be hard work. It can also bring relief. And growth.

If this sounds like the kind of support you're looking for, reach out for a free consultation. I'd be glad to meet you.