A Muslim therapist in Montreal who already understands.
Finding a therapist is hard enough. Finding one who understands your faith, your family's expectations, and the life you're building between cultures — without needing it all explained — is harder. Sheerose Pardhan is a Muslim psychotherapist offering couples and individual therapy in Montreal's West Island and online across Québec.
Sheerose Pardhan · Psychotherapist · Registered member of OTSTCFQ
Therapy that doesn't need a translation.
Many Muslims in Montreal put off therapy — not because they don't need support, but because the prospect of explaining everything first is exhausting. Explaining why family honour matters. Why you can't just "set a boundary" with your parents the way a podcast suggested. Why faith isn't a coping mechanism to be examined, but the ground you stand on. Why marriage involves two families, not just two people.
With a therapist who shares that background, the explaining disappears — and the real work starts sooner. Sheerose understands Islamic values, family structures, and community life from the inside, alongside her clinical training as a psychotherapist. Nothing about your faith or culture will be treated as the problem to be fixed.
And to be clear about what this is: evidence-based psychotherapy delivered by a registered member of the OTSTCFQ — not religious advising. Faith can be an active part of the work if you want it there, or simply understood quietly in the background. That's always your call.
For couples, and for you.
Marriage & couples counselling
The heart of the practice. For Muslim couples working through communication breakdowns, trust, emotional distance, in-law and extended-family dynamics, intercultural or interfaith marriages, and premarital conversations — with an understanding of what marriage means in your tradition.
Individual therapy
One-on-one support for anxiety, stress and burnout, low mood, grief, self-esteem, and life transitions — including the particular weight of living between cultures: generational expectations, community pressure, identity, and spiritual questions you may not feel safe voicing elsewhere.
Meet Sheerose.
Sheerose Pardhan is a Muslim woman, a psychotherapist, and a registered member of the OTSTCFQ (Québec's professional order for social workers and couple & family therapists), with a master's degree in couple and family therapy. She works with individuals and couples to understand the patterns that shape their relationships — with themselves, and with the people who matter most.
Sessions are held in English. Sheerose also speaks Urdu and French — which means the expressions, cultural references, and family dynamics that carry so much meaning don't get lost along the way. For many South Asian clients, that alone changes how therapy feels.
And if you're not Muslim: you are just as welcome here. Cultural sensitivity isn't a filter — it's a way of listening that benefits everyone. More about Sheerose →
MSW and a Master's in Couple and Family Therapy. Registered member of the OTSTCFQ.
Clear and simple, no surprises.
- Couples session
- $150
- Individual session
- $125
- Session length
- 50 minutes
- Availability
- Wednesdays, 10 am – 8 pm
- In person
- 4226 Boulevard Saint-Jean, Dollard-des-Ormeaux
- Online
- Across Québec, via Kindred Practice
- Insurance
- Receipts provided as a psychotherapist
- Payment
- E-transfer or credit card
Serving Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Pierrefonds, Kirkland, Pointe-Claire, and all of Montreal. A free 15-minute video consult is the easiest way to start.
Questions, answered.
Things people often wonder before reaching out.
Ready when you are.
You've probably been carrying this for a while. A free 15-minute video consult is a small, pressure-free first step — we'll talk about what's going on and whether we're a good fit.