Diviya
Lewis
Registered Psychotherapist,
Certified IFS Therapist
Approved IFS Clinical Consultant
Diviya supports individuals living and dealing with anxiety, stress, perfectionism, difficult emotions, life transitions and self-esteem (inner critic) issues. As an integrative therapist, Diviya tailors evidence-based interventions to clients’ unique needs. Diviya believes that psychotherapy is a process of growth and self-discovery, tapping into our bodily sensed awareness, and exploring the different parts of our experience with curiosity. She connects authentically with clients to rediscover their inner resources and values to move towards the life they hope to live.
PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES
Offering individual and couples psychotherapy to adults via phone or video sessions.
Offering consultations to therapists wishing to adopt a decolonized somatic IFS approach.
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Diviya is NOT currently accepting clients for ongoing psychotherapy & consultation.
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For BIPOC therapists, check out www.ifspoc.com or https://www.healingincolour.com
For affordable therapy options, check out https://affordabletherapynetwork.com/
For IFS therapists, check out: http://ifs-ontario.com/ or https://ifs-institute.com/practitioners
IFS Consultation
For therapists and coaches interested in deepening their IFS skills and exploring their own inner systems, I offer individual consultations. As an Approved IFS Clinical Consultant, with the IFS Institute, the hours count towards your IFS Certification.
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They include consulting, Q&A, and IFS practice with feedback. Groups focused on decolonizing IFS will be offered in 2025. Please email to join a waitlist if interested (for IFS trained coaches and therapists).
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Individual consultation is $180/session; triads/dyads $360/session (up to 3 people).
Individual Psychotherapy
I am currently offering therapy online, using a confidential online software, Jane App, to provide clients with individual psychotherapy to adults.
I offer clients a15-minute free consultations. I am not accepting clients.
I am an NIHB provider, providing counselling to those who are Indigenous/Inuit (i.e. you must have a 10-digit status no.). There is a 22-session per year limit. I provide direct billing if requested.
Relationship
Therapy
I am drawn to supporting couples navigating life transitions & attachment trauma, especially those in inter-ethnic partnerships, understanding the added unique and complex nuances merging two different cultures together.
I draw from IFIO and IFS to support couples, and each session lasts 60 minutes, 75 minutes or 90 minutes.
I am not currently accepting new couples into my practice.
Land Acknowledgment
I acknowledge that my work spans many traditional territories, e.g. Tkaronto, “Where The Trees Meet The Water”; “The Gathering Place", of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, and Coast Salish territories, home to T'Sou-ke First nation.
I acknowledge these & any other Nations who care for the land (acknowledged and unacknowledged, recorded and unrecorded) as the past, present and future caretakers of this land.
I am grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are with us today, those who have gone before us and the youth that inspire us. I recognize the land acknowledgement as an act of Reconciliation, as recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) 94 Calls to Action and have gratitude to those whose territory I reside on and work on, while acknowledging this is but a small act towards reconciliation.
I am committed to supporting indigenous sovereignty & dismantling White Supremacy culture and colonialism by naming the violence done to indigenous communities, by listening and learning from survivors of residential schools, by not calling police on Indigenous community members (working with Elders and the Nation for the most appropriate solutions), by continuing my anti-oppressive anti-racist learnings and practice, and educating others on this. I humbly consider myself a steward, and strive to support various restoration events, Indigenous owned businesses and reconciliation endeavours.
Solidarity Statement Against Genocide
We are mental health professionals committed to equity, justice, liberation, autonomy and dignity of persons, who have been working alongside our Palestinian, Sudanese, Congolese, Ukrainian, and other colleagues impacted by genocide for several years, in the global diaspora in Canada.
We stand in solidarity with each respective regions' and peoples' struggle for freedom, justice and equality. We stand with the oppressed people who continue to refuse all aspects of racial discrimination, persecution, systematic oppression and limitations to their right to learn, thrive and grow.
We stand with those who are grieving, or fear for their loved ones, and join in the call for peace and safety through an immediate ceasefire and the restoration of the necessary water, food, fuel, electricity, medical supplies, internet, and humanitarian aid.
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We support their liberation and their right as an oppressed people to resist colonialism and genocide. It is only through solidarity, holding our communities and leaders accountable, and fighting for justice that we can create meaningful action for future generations, Mother Earth and our collective liberation.
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The bottom line is we cannot be silent or idle as we witness genocides unfold before our eyes. There can be no peace without justice, and no justice without human rights. We are not free until all of us are free.
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We call on you, as fellow mental health workers, to join the growing numbers of people speaking out and taking action against current genocides and ethnic cleansing. We invite you to co-create new ways within your therapeutic practices to better support social justice, embody the values our Colleges and Associations stand for, and demonstrate value for all clients in the global diaspora that are impacted by current genocides and ethnic cleansing.
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Adapted from Statement of solidarity by Dr Samar Zebian and Guy Shennan at https://ukpalmhn.com/ and https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com/
Contact Me
Feel free to use the contact form below to get in touch. I'll try to answer your requests within 48 hours. The quickest way to reach me is via the email address below.
Tel: 647-691-3515