Somia Ebrahem

Life can press down hard when you’re carrying trauma, grief, the weight of unspoken things, or the particular complexity of navigating between cultures, roles, and identities. As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), former physician, and Counselling Psychology student working under clinical supervision, I bring both professional training and real lived experience to the therapy room. I offer sessions in both English and Arabic.

My background as a Sudanese immigrant informs how I understand what it costs to live between worlds — the labour of cultural translation, the grief of displacement, the pressure of expectations that don’t fully map onto your actual life. That experience isn’t separate from my practice. It shapes how I listen and what I notice.

I work with people ready to address the long-term impact of trauma, emotional burnout and chronic stress, cultural identity conflict, immigrant experience, grief and ambiguous loss, major life transitions, relationship and attachment difficulties, anxiety, low self-worth, and the experience of feeling locked in survival mode.

My approach is trauma-informed and culturally responsive, drawing on CBT, trauma-focused therapy, psychodynamic approaches, and somatic work, with mindfulness practices integrated as the work calls for them. In our sessions you’ll find a steady, non-judgmental space to process and reflect at your own pace — without pressure to arrive sorted or to move faster than is genuine.

A free 30-minute consultation is available if you’d like to begin or simply find out more. Please reach out by email or phone to connect.

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi