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Nokha Dakroub is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist and Family Mediator with over 10 years of combined experience in hospitals, primary care and community settings. She practices from a trauma informed eclectic approach employing tools from multiple modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

Nokha’s career journey has included varied experiences in different settings. Previously working as a Social Worker in ICU, Emergency Departments, Acute Care and mental health, Nokha has worked at the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH). At the height of the COVID-19 crisis, Nokha was the assigned Social Worker to the Pandemic Response Unit.

Outside of her clinical roles, Nokha has a long-standing commitment to supporting our community and advocating for systemic change. She was elected in 2014 as a Public School Board Trustee for Wards 9 and 10 in Mississauga and served for eight years from 2014-2022. Nokha led the charge to increase support for special education, advance numerous infrastructure projects, and is widely regarded as a champion for equity issues for children in the school system.

Nokha is currently accepting new clients and is offering individual and couples therapy as well as family mediation services for families experiencing separation and divorce. Her psychotherapy practice primarily focuses on relationship issues, communication, management of stress, anxiety disorders, depression and eating disorders.

All services are available in-person in Mississauga and online for clients across Ontario.

Education and Training:

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

Bachelor of Education (BEd)

Certificate in Family Mediation

Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Evidence-Based Treatment of Anxiety and Related Disorders

Certificate in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

Externship Certificate in Emotionally Focused Therapy 

Memberships and Associations:

Member – Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers 

Member – Ontario Association of Social Workers

Associate Member – Ontario Association of Family Mediators

Past Member (Retired) – Ontario College of Teachers