Understanding, not just coping.
Talk It Out Clinic is a virtual psychotherapy practice for adults, teens, couples and families across Ontario, founded by Bashir Syed, M.Psy, RP.
Bashir Syed, M.Psy, RP
Reaching out isn't a sign that something is wrong with you. It's usually the first sign that something is about to change.
Understanding, not just coping
Real change starts with understanding not only what you're struggling with, but why it keeps happening. So we take time to learn your story: the experiences, relationships and pressures that shape how you think, feel and respond.
From there, therapy is collaborative and practical. We draw on evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, ACT, emotionally focused therapy and psychodynamic work, and fit them to your goals rather than fitting you to a method.
Sessions blend honest reflection with tools you can use right away, at a pace that feels right. You'll be heard, respected and never judged.
You don't need it figured out
We support adults, teens, couples and families with anxiety and depression, trauma and PTSD, stress and burnout, relationship difficulties, grief and big life transitions.
Whatever brings you in, even just a sense that something isn't right, you don't need to have it figured out before you reach out.
Meet Bashir Syed
Bashir is a Registered Psychotherapist with the CRPO and holds a master's in clinical psychology. He has been in practice for more than five years, and he sees clients in English and Hindi.
"I've always been drawn to understanding people beneath the surface. Long before I had the training to explain it, I was the person others came to when things got hard. Creating space for people to feel truly seen and understood isn't just meaningful work. It's a calling."
He works best with the capable ones: professionals, healthcare providers, first responders and parents who've been holding everything together for everyone else.
Reaching out is usually the first sign of change
"If you're reading this, you've probably been carrying something for a while. Maybe you've told yourself it isn't serious enough for therapy, or that you should handle it on your own. Reaching out isn't a sign something is wrong with you. It's usually the first sign that something is about to change.
My path to this work was shaped by training and by lived experience. I know how heavy it gets when you're the one everyone depends on, and how easy it is to keep pushing through while running on empty. That's at the heart of how I practise: curiosity instead of judgment, honesty instead of easy answers, and a real belief that change is possible, because I've seen it happen again and again.
You don't need the right words or a plan. That's what the work is for. Whenever you're ready, I'm here to talk it out with you."
Ready to talk it out?
Book a free 15-minute consultation — a no-pressure chance to share what's going on, ask questions, and see if we're the right fit.