About
Niousha Pordavoody is a clinical psychotherapist in Canada — a Clinical Professional Counsellor registered in British Columbia and a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario. Since 2012 she has worked in clinical intervention, adult individual psychotherapy, couples therapy, and family therapy, with broad experience in assessment, diagnostic interviewing, teaching, and psychological research.
She is currently a PhD candidate in Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Sciences at York University, Canada, and previously earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in clinical psychology in Iran. Her professional approach blends clinical knowledge, a relational lens, cultural sensitivity, trauma awareness, and attention to each person’s lived experience.
At Emotral she serves as a clinical supervisor to raise the quality of therapeutic services, review therapists’ qualifications, support clinical processes, and help match each client with the most suitable therapist.
Education
- PhD candidate in Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Sciences, York University, Canada
- M.Sc. in Neuroscience, York University, Canada
- M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Azad University, Iran
- B.A. in Clinical Psychology, Azad University, Iran
Licenses & professional registration
- Registered Psychotherapist, Ontario (License #13764)
- Clinical Professional Counsellor, British Columbia (License #18334)
Areas of expertise
Therapeutic approaches
In her clinical work, Niousha uses an integrative, relational, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and social-justice-oriented framework, drawing on the following methods as each client needs:
Responsibilities & professional background
- Member of the registered psychotherapists’ body of Ontario (Eastern Canada)
- Member of the psychotherapy association of British Columbia (Western Canada)
- Led analytic group therapy across Canada
- Clinical intervention experience in couples & family therapy in Iran
Her therapeutic philosophy
For Niousha, psychotherapy is not just a set of techniques — it is a safe, human, non-judgmental space where a person can reconnect with their life story, body, emotions, thoughts, and inner wisdom.
She believes every person is more than their pain, diagnosis, or past. In her view, therapy becomes meaningful when clients can trust their inner experience, understand their emotions more deeply, and rediscover a sense of stability, choice, and meaning amid life’s difficulties.
Her approach is active, empathic, and collaborative: therapist and client walk the path of change together — not from a place of judgment, but from companionship, respect, and the rediscovery of the person’s strengths.
Her role at Emotral
As a clinical supervisor at Emotral, Niousha Pordavoody plays an important part in maintaining and raising the quality of therapeutic services. Her involvement helps the Emotral team select, review, and support therapists with greater care.
- Reviewing the expertise, experience, and qualifications of new therapists
- Taking part in interviewing and evaluating therapist applicants
- Helping define clinical standards for the platform
- Advising on matching the right therapist to each client
- Safeguarding the quality of therapy delivered on Emotral
- Helping create a safe, professional, trustworthy space for Farsi-speaking clients abroad
At Emotral we believe choosing the right therapist is one of the most important parts of starting therapy. Experienced clinical supervisors help make that path safer, more precise, and more human for clients.
Looking for the right therapist?
The Emotral team and our clinical supervisors are here to help you find the most suitable Farsi-speaking therapist for your needs.