Together we can heal generations!
Hello there!
I’m Bhakti Shah — a registered social worker, psychotherapist, and parent & child coach. I support parents of children (birth to 12 years), and adults navigating the complexities of life, parenting, and general mental health challenges. Whether you're an expecting parent, deep in the magical chaos of early childhood, or trying to make sense of who you are in the middle of it all — I’m here to walk with you.
I hold a Bachelor’s in Child Development and a Master’s in Social Work, and I’m a licensed social worker in Ontario. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based practices — with room for humor, honesty, and realness.
I have worked with children, women and families for more than 17 years and enjoyed every bit of it. Supporting parents in transforming their relationship with their children is at the heart of my practice. I believe that children thrive when parents are supported and that together, we have the power to heal generations.
To know more about who I support, my approach and more…
The Spirit of ‘Ekya’
“Ekya” ~ EH KY AH or Ai-kya ~ Derived from Sanskrit language
Ekya embodies the importance of unity and collaboration, while respecting individuality. It reminds us that we are all parts of a whole and that there is warm space for each part and the whole.
In the same breadth, Ekya recognises how we as the adults have our own parts to play in raising respected, well-adjusted, happy children who ripple out the same into their own worlds. We aim to reinforce the fact that ‘children are whole humans of their own’ and that the way we raise them transcends into the larger world.
“As we heal ourselves, and heal our families, we heal the world.”
— Vivek Patel (Meaningful Ideas)
Our Services
We provide two distinct services at Ekya:
Counselling / Psychotherapy and Parent & Child Coaching.
We encourage you to review the different offerings under both and choose depending on your needs and goals. A free consultation session may also help answer your questions and make the most appropriate choice.
$200 / 50 minutes
Counselling for parents, co-parents and families of children birth to 12 years age. Issues such as parental burnout, breaking traditional parenting cycles, co-parenting challenges, managing own childhood trauma, etc.
$170 / 50 minutes
Individual adults facing anxiety, depression, burnout, parenting challenges, identity shifts, life transitions, or just wanting support with conscious parenting strategies.
Children (6 to 12 years) struggling with anxiety, emotional regulation challenges, bullying, school pressure, or navigating big life changes such as puberty, relocation, new sibling etc.
$200 / 50 minutes
Coaching for parents, co-parents and families of children birth to 12 years age on issues surrounding sleep, feeding, weaning, discipline, daycare/school transitions, meltdowns, supporting puberty, and general support with child-led, conscious-style parenting.
“Anything that is “wrong” with you began as a survival mechanism in childhood.”
— Dr. Gabor Mate
Contact Us
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In-person
Brampton, ON, Canada
Virtual
Across Ontario, Canada
Land Acknowledgement
I live and work on the traditional territories of the Cree, Anishinabewaki, Mississaugas of the Credit, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabe peoples in Brampton, Ontario. As a South Asian settler immigrant, I acknowledge the enduring connection Indigenous communities have to this land.
As I do this reflection, I acknowledge that I am an immigrant from India - brown skin, cis-gender, straight woman with invisible disabilities, living as a settler on these Indigenous lands.
My South Asian ancestors were colonized and recolonized over centuries, and so as a settler on the Turtle Island, I acknowledge and continue to seek permission to co-exist on these lands, and share its resources. I am committed to ongoing learning, honoring Indigenous rights, and contributing to reconciliation through respect and shared responsibility.