• info@myconsciousmind.com
  • Scarborough, Ontario

Meet the Team

Janany Jayanthikumar, Founder and Executive Director

MSW RSW

Janany has a Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto, with a specialization in health and mental health. She has diversified experience working in clinical and academic settings, including The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids), The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), The Scarborough Health Network, The University of Toronto, York University, and Lakehead University.

As an experienced clinical social worker and therapist with over almost a decade of experience, Janany has extensive knowledge utilizing evidence-based practices. In addition to her clinical work, Janany teaches and provides clinical supervision at the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto and Seneca College. Her areas of expertise include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Trauma Therapy and Attachment Therapy.

Janany is extremely passionate about quality and equitable mental health services that are culturally responsive. She has developed and implemented an extensive training model for all therapists at My Conscious Mind to ensure the highest quality care. She hopes to continue to enhance the training and supervision for therapists that is culturally adapted.

Our Therapists

Humayoon Zerghune, Social Worker

MSW RSW

Humayoon recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a Master of Social Work in Mental Health and Health. He is a registered social worker and psychotherapist with a broad range of experience working in the mental health and housing sectors, with youth and families, and in educational and government institutions. Humayoon is passionate about using different clinical treatment modalities to support clients in realizing their goals.

In addition to being a strong proponent of culturally and community-sensitive mental health resources, Humayoon is passionate about community development and capacity building through individual efforts, skill development, and equitable participation of internal and external stakeholders. He firmly believes that an individual’s health reflects community health, and community health reflects an individual’s health. As a first-generation immigrant, he recognizes the dynamics that develop due to the intertwining of cultural norms and Western accustoms, resulting in conflict and negative thought cycles; he prides himself in working from a culturally adaptive lens that is trauma informed. 

Kirthana Sukumaran,  Social Worker

MSW RSW

Kirthana Sukumaran is a recent graduate from Masters’ of Social Work program at the University of Toronto, specializing in Children and Their Families. Kirthana has experience working in non-profit organizations that aim to reduce barriers to primary health care and community-based services for newcomers and refugees.  She also brings experience working as a Social Work Intern in both hospital-based and community-based settings. In her first year, she worked within the Odette Cancer Program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, where she worked closely within an interdisciplinary team to advocate for the best care to support the care needs of patients and caregivers. This experience allowed Kirthana to build upon her advocacy, case management, and case formulation skills to best support and meet client’s goals and needs. Currently, Kirthana works as a Social Work Intern at Strides Toronto within the What’s Up Walk-In Clinic. She provides counselling services to children, youth, and their families within a single-session model using solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) based interventions. Kirthana hopes to continue to build on social work skills and support clients by exploring theories and implementing evidence-based practices drawing from the fields of attachment theory, adolescent development, trauma, CBT, and DBT.

Karina Cheung, Social Work Student at the University of Toronto

Karina is a Master of Social Work Student at the University of Toronto. She is passionate about providing culturally responsive therapy. She has experience in serving adolescents, adults and seniors in hospital, school and not-for-profit organization settings. Her approach usually involves Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness. She is also an anti-oppressive mental health advocate and endeavours to reduce mental health stigma and self-stigma. Karina speaks English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. 

Our therapists include Master of Social Work students from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. They receive extensive training, education and supervision from highly experienced and trained social workers.

Navneet Mann, Practicum Coordinator

MSW RSW

Sahana Jeyakumar is a registered social worker and psychotherapist. She completed her Masters’ of Social Work at the University of Toronto. She provides psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults in both outpatient mental health settings and private practice. Modalities that she uses include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness. Sahana is Tamil speaking and uses a Trauma-informed lens. Outside of work, Sahana is involved in community agencies and private clinics that work to provide services for families and individuals who are struggling with mental health especially within the South Asian community. She hopes to continue working with family systems and improving access to mental health services.

Navneet Mann, Practicum Coordinator

MSW RSW

Sahana Jeyakumar is a registered social worker and psychotherapist. She completed her Masters’ of Social Work at the University of Toronto. She provides psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults in both outpatient mental health settings and private practice. Modalities that she uses include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness. Sahana is Tamil speaking and uses a Trauma-informed lens. Outside of work, Sahana is involved in community agencies and private clinics that work to provide services for families and individuals who are struggling with mental health especially within the South Asian community. She hopes to continue working with family systems and improving access to mental health services.

Community Mental Health: Meeting of the Minds

January 15th, 2023

305 Milner Ave, Toronto Ontario Conference Room 303

On January 15th our partnering family physicians and community members are invited to join us for an intimate meeting of the minds. Mental health programming and model of care will be shared. We will also have the privilege of hearing mental health journeys from keynote speakers and mental health advocates in the community. Come out and join us for this special brunch and meeting of the minds.

Space is limited and registration is required.

Register Here

At My Conscious Mind, we foster psychological safety and empathy. We promote self-awareness and self-acceptance because without these, we cannot make lasting and meaningful change.

Quick Links

Services

Resources

If you feel you cannot keep yourself safe, you can contact your local distress centre or crisis line or go into your nearest emergency department. 

Click here

2024 © All rights reserved.

Developed by BRANDROCKET.CA