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Sasha Lizárraga
Registered Social Worker
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Toronto, ON

Sasha is a Registered Social Worker practicing psychotherapy in Ontario. She is of Mexican heritage and a devoted mother.

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Sasha believes that we are all inherently good and wired for love and connection. She helps her clients learn how sit with and process their emotions, with the goal of understanding themselves in a deeper and simpler way. Sasha encourages her clients to tune into the things and experiences that give them joy and pleasure, to recognize how their bodies feel in those moments, and learn how to embrace those positive feelings.

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Sensitive, Not Broken: Reclaiming Nervous System Regulation After Childhood Parentification

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Learn how childhood parentification impacts nervous system regulation and how somatic therapy can help Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) heal and thrive.

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