Yumna Gill
Yumna Gill, MSW, BSW, RSW is a Clinical Social Worker with over 5 years of experience providing direct services to individuals of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities, in various settings including schools, health care and the community. Yumna Gill provides a collaborative, non-judgmental and culturally sensitive therapeutic environment. Using evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, along with Solution-Focused Therapy, Yumna Gill will support you with empowering yourself, and achieve personal growth. To recognize clients in all aspects of their being, Yumna Gill integrates a client-centered lens that recognizes and addresses the interconnectedness of all aspects of a client’s identity and lived experiences. Yumna Gill also has experience working with marginalized communities and addressing the impact of systemic injustice.
About Yumna
- Social Worker, Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services;
https://www.ocswssw.org/ - Master of Social Work (MSW), University of Calgary (2015); https://socialwork.ucalgary.ca/future-students/master-social-work
- Bachelors of Social Work (BSW); University of Manitoba, 2013;
https://umanitoba.ca/social-work/
Yumna is invested in life-long professional development as a personal and career-based value.
Yumna’s practice is in the service of youth and adult populations (ages 12-60) within the following area of focus:
- Mood Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, Bi-Polar)
- Anxiety (Social, Generalized, Panic, Health, Specific)
- Stress Management
- Trauma/PTSD
- Grief/Loss
- Life Transitions
- Interpersonal/Relational goals
- Health & Lifestyle goals (Balance, Burn-out; Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise)
- Motivational work
- Existential queries (Self-Actualization, Self-Concept/Esteem, Meaning, Purpose, Spirituality)
- Diversity informed-care
Yumna incorporates a holistic stance of varied therapeutic modalities based on a research-informed lens tailored to client needs.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness & Compassion based approaches
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing