Student Therapy Clinic

Welcome to our new student therapists beginning their placements! Please email info@perinatalwellbeing.ca to be added to our intake list.

At Perinatal Wellbeing Ontario we provide 50-minute individual therapy/counselling sessions with student therapists. We offer "pay-what-you-can" therapy, which means that our standard session rate is $100, and that discounted rates of $75, $50 and $25 are available, as well as fully subsidized spots. You will be provided with a receipt that you can use to submit to insurance or healthcare benefits if applicable. Please speak with your student therapist/counsellor to enquire further.

What does "Pay-What-You-Can" really mean?

PWO’s Master of Arts and Counselling Psychology students, registered Psychotherapists (Qualifying) and Master of Social Work students are supervised by Yzobela Hyett, M.Ed., R.P., PMH-C (She/Her).

Meet Our Student Counsellors and Therapists

Sara Kharal

Hello, my name is Sara, and I am a student therapist currently completing my practicum as part of the M.Ed. program in Counselling and Psychotherapy at OISE, University of Toronto.

I hold an academic background in Social Justice Education, also from OISE, and bring over a decade of experience in activist work. My involvement in feminist activism has centered around supporting survivors of gender-based violence, advancing female sexual and reproductive health, and addressing gender disparities in mental health. My academic research has focused on PTSD and complex trauma among racialized single mothers.

As a single mother to two neurodivergent daughters, I have become deeply engaged in neurodiversity-affirming approaches to therapy, particularly for Autism and ADHD. I am committed to addressing the gaps in mental health support for neurodivergent girls, women, and mothers.

I integrate my lived experiences—of neurodiversity, domestic violence, racialization, motherhood, and grief—into my therapeutic practice. I hold space for the complex realities faced by women with intersecting identities, including those related to disability, race, gender, and sexuality. Grounded in feminist and trauma-informed frameworks, I aim to create a compassionate, affirming, and inclusive therapeutic environment that honors and celebrates human diversity.

Sara will be accepting new clients in mid-September.

Sophie Sutcliffe

Hello, my name is Sophie.

I am a graduate student in the Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy Program at the University of Toronto, working toward a career as a psychotherapist and planning to register with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario upon graduation. I am currently practicing as a student psychotherapist at Yzobela Hyett: Perinatal and Postpartum Psychotherapy in Toronto, Ontario in the Perinatal Wellbeing Ontario program.

My services focus on trauma-informed counselling, and I take an integrative approach, drawing from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, and feminist perspectives. I strive to create a compassionate, non-judgmental space where clients feel supported as they navigate life transitions, challenges, and healing. As a Mi' gmaq woman from Listiguj Mi'gmaq First Nation, my identity and upbringing also shape the way I approach counselling. I value wholistic perspectives that honour the connection between mind, body, spirit, and community. I strive to bring these values into my work by centring compassion and respect for each client's story.

With a background in psychology, history, and elementary education at Queen's University, I began my career working in child and adolescent mental health and education. This work naturally expanded into supporting families with children who have disabilities and mental health concerns, and my volunteer work at a sexual assault crisis line. These experiences deepened my understanding of how early experiences, relationships, and systemic barriers shape wellbeing across the lifespan, and fostered my passion for perinatal mental health— a time that can be both profoundly meaningful and uniquely challenging.

Sophie will be accepting new clients in mid-September.