Arpita Biswas is a registered psychologist in private practice in Toronto, Ontario. She has completed her Master’s, M. Phil, and Ph.D. degrees in psychology and has over thirty years of extensive clinical experience working in varied settings, including community, hospitals, academic settings, and private practice. After working in India as a clinical psychologist for eleven years, over the last twenty years, she is providing varied psychological services in Canada.
Currently, she is the Clinical Director of Scarborough Psychology Clinic a reputed organization of psychologists, psychotherapists and Social Workers in Toronto; where along with her clinical work, she is involved in clinical training and supervision of other therapists and students completing internships for master’s and Ph.D. degree and also for psychologists in supervised practice.
Additionally, she holds a Faculty position at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies, which is the leading professional development and service delivery organization for mindfulness-based interventions in Canada.
Additionally, she holds a leadership position and is the Executive Board Member and Educational Committee Member of the Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis – Ontario Division, which engages in training, research, and education of clinical hypnosis to registered healthcare professionals in Canada.
Cici is a Registered social worker with the Ontario College of Social Worker and Social Service Worker. She possesses a Master’s degree in Social Work.
Cici has over ten years of working experience in the social services / mental health field by providing psychosocial assessment, and supportive/crisis counseling to clients and their families from diverse backgrounds. She has been working at nonprofit community organizations and in the health care sector.
Cici Chen has assisted clients to build strengths, connect with resources, and help them to cope with life transitions and day-to-day stressors. Her approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)； Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)；mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy (MBSR); Solution-focused Brief Therapy (SFBT); Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM ), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), etc.
Her area of practice includes Depression, Anxiety, Stress coping / relief; Self-esteem and self-worth perception; work/occupational stress coping and exploration; relationship issues; life transition, Academic difficulties; relaxation and mindfulness; Trauma and PTSD; Grief/loss counseling; etc.
I am a Psychologist, registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO). I am currently a candidate in a Doctor of Clinical Psychology program. I hold a Master of Psychology degree from Adler Graduate Professional School in Toronto, as well as an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Anthropology from University of Toronto.
I have been working in the clinical field for over 10 years and have extensive experience working with adults, helping them deal with issues such as: anxiety, depression, complex trauma, general adjustment issues, chronic pain, anger, grief, emotion regulation, and family/relationship concerns. In my current work, I use an integrative approach to psychotherapy, utilizing techniques from Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-based interventions, clinical hypnosis, psychodynamic theory, and Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I am also experienced in completing diagnostic assessments with adults.
Antoneli Sinder
Ph.D., M.A., (Hons.) B.Ed., (Hons.) B.A. in Psychology
Master of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (MPsy Candidate), Adler Graduate Professional School
Analyst in Training (TIP Candidate), Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis
Antoneli Sinder is currently completing her Clinical Residency for her Master’s in Psychology in the Clinical Psychology program (M. Psy) at Adler Graduate Professional School. She is a TIP candidate at the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis in the Theoretical and Clinical Psychoanalysis program.
In her clinical residency, she is under the supervision of Dr. Arpita Biswas at the Scarborough Psychology Clinic.
Antoneli often works with clients experiencing anxiety, attachment challenges, depression, grief and loss, life transitions, workplace stressors, chronic pain, rehabilitation needs, personality-related difficulties, relationship concerns, and trauma. She remains open to supporting any issues that are meaningful to you.
Population: Working primarily with Adults and Young Adults of all identities.
Languages:
English, Portuguese, Spanish (contact for more information)
About
Antoneli Sinder is a Brazilian-born, Toronto-based emerging mental health clinician whose multicultural perspective has been shaped by living, studying, and working across Latin America, North America, and Europe. She brings over two decades of experience in education, career counselling, art, and community advocacy—including dedicated volunteer work in neonatal intensive care and palliative care units in South America and Toronto hospitals.
Her scholarly and professional backgrounds in education, career counselling, and art enrich her therapeutic lens, which is grounded in cultural humility, a trauma-informed approach, and neurodiversity-affirming principles. Throughout her professional and personal journey, Antoneli has partnered with 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and underrepresented communities across educational and clinical settings to amplify spaces of expression, connection and belonging.
Dedicated to psychotherapy and psychological assessment, Antoneli draws on an interdisciplinary foundation that spans clinical psychology, psychotherapy, disability, and rehabilitation. Antoneli has worked with clients in psychosocial recovery, disability management, and vocational planning, applying expertise from psycho-vocational assessment, case management, and humanistic and client-centred perspectives.
Antoneli brings a warm, lively, and collaborative style to her practice, fostering a supportive clinical space where emotional exploration, curiosity, and relational depth can lead to shared meaning, growth, healing, and well-being. Antoneli integrates expressive, relational, and evidence-based approaches to create attuned, individualized care. In her clinical work, she integrates psychoanalytical/psychodynamic, trauma-informed, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioural therapeutic frameworks. She approaches mental health care as a collaborative and relational process that honours each person’s unique story, inner life, and strengths.
Psychological services with Antoneli Sinder (she/her) can be provided in English and Portuguese, in-person or via telehealth, in Ontario.
Affiliations
Graduate Student Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Graduate Student Member of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
Graduate Student Member of the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA)
Graduate Student Member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
Graduate Student Member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP)
Candidate of the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis (TIP)
