Breaking the Cycle: Addressing OCD and Shame for Children of Immigrants

Amanda Neves Therapy

What does it feel like to live with OCD, especially when it’s misnamed, misunderstood, or stigmatized? Simran Chahal, RSW and therapist at Amanda Neves Therapy, shares a deeply personal reflection on navigating OCD within the context of culture, identity, and mental health. With honesty and insight, she discusses how early symptoms were overlooked, how shame shaped her experience, and how finding the right language and support transformed her relationship with OCD and self-worth.

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Feel It to Heal It: AEDP Therapy in Toronto & Ontario for Anxiety, Shame, and Emotional Healing

Amanda Neves Therapy

Amanda Neves, RSW and founder of Amanda Neves Therapy in the Riverdale community of East York, Toronto, explores Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), a trauma-informed and attachment-based therapy approach. Learn how AEDP helps clients in the Riverdale community of East York, Toronto and Ontario process anxiety, shame, and emotional wounds, regulate the nervous system, and strengthen resilience. Through this evidence-based psychotherapy method, individuals with CPTSD, trauma, or attachment struggles can reconnect with core emotions, build authentic relationships, and achieve deeper emotional clarity.

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Understanding Your Attachment Style: How Attachment Therapy in Toronto & Ontario Can Transform Your Relationships

Amanda Neves Theray

Discover how understanding your attachment style can transform your relationships, reduce relationship anxiety, and build emotional resilience. In this guide, Amanda Neves, therapist in the Riverdale neighbourhood of East York, Toronto and virtually across Ontario, explains the four main attachment styles - anxious, avoidant, disorganized, and secure - and offers practical steps for using attachment therapy to strengthen boundaries, improve communication, and create deeper, healthier connections.

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