Our Story
Care that meets you where you are, and stays with you
CPC Clinics opened in Calgary in 2024, built on one conviction. Mental health care works best when it arrives on time and holds together. It should be built around the person, not around the system.
Start With a Conversation
Who We Are
Life can feel heavy long before you decide to reach out. Anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma, or a hard transition can wear a person down. You may have been carrying it quietly for months.
Here you will find a space that feels safe, steady, and free of judgment. Our psychologists and therapists work with you using evidence-based care, at a pace you set. We meet you where you are, not where a treatment protocol says you should be.
We work with people of every age, background, and identity, across Calgary and Alberta. Care here is personalized and culturally sensitive, because those things change what good therapy looks like. Therapy here is about more than what hurts. It is also about building the life you want.
Where It Began
Zarrin Tasneem spent close to a decade inside the mental health system. Then she built one of her own. Here is how that happened.
What Integrated
Care Means Here
Most mental health journeys do not follow a straight line. Someone who begins in counselling may need a formal assessment to understand what they are facing. Depression does not always respond fully to therapy or medication alone. A different kind of support may help. Here, those paths sit under one roof and inside one continuing relationship.
Nobody here restarts their story with a new provider at every step. Your history moves with you. That continuity is a clinical advantage before it is anything else.
Understanding Our Clients
No two people arrive here for the same reason. Some come after years of putting it off, others the week something changes.
Who We Work With
- Individuals working through anxiety, depression, trauma, or grief
- Couples and families navigating conflict, distance, or a hard season
- Youth, teens, and parents looking for steadier ground at home
- Athletes and performers managing pressure, focus, and setbacks
- Professionals carrying stress, burnout, or a career they have outgrown
What You Carry, and What We Work Toward
Self-doubt, and the weight of what others expect.
We work toward confidence that does not depend on approval.
Stress that does not switch off.
We build coping tools that hold under real pressure.
Fear of letting down the people who count on you.
We work on honest communication.
Difficulty staying regulated when things get hard.
We look for steadier ground and a routine that holds.
Caregiving while running low yourself.
We make room for you to be looked after too.
We see all of this. None of it is too small to bring in.
Where We Meet You
You can see us in person at our Calgary office or online across Alberta. Both use the same approach and the same care.
Our Values
Unwavering Integrity
We hold to professional and ethical standards in every file we open. The College of Alberta Psychologists regulates our psychologists. Our therapists answer to their own professional bodies. That accountability is what makes this a space you can trust.
Empathy First
We listen closely and without judgment, to the whole of what you bring. Not the summary, and not the version you think sounds reasonable. Being understood is where the work starts, and it is not a step we rush.
Honouring Your Strengths
You already carry more than you give yourself credit for. Most people arrive focused on what is going wrong. Part of our work is helping you notice what has been holding. From there we build on it together.
Purposeful Service
Every session has intention behind it. We are transparent about what we do and why, and clear about our boundaries. If something is outside our scope, we will tell you. We will also help you find the right place.
Your Healing Journey, Made Simple
Getting started should not be the hardest part of getting better. Here is exactly what happens after you reach out.
Foundation Building
Tell us what is going on and what you are hoping for. A few lines are enough.
Our intake coordinator calls, emails, or texts within 24 to 36 hours. They talk through your goals, then match you with a therapist.
We book your first session within 24 to 48 hours. Your therapist starts by building a safe space and setting goals.
Deep Exploration
You and your therapist explore emotions, patterns, and where they come from. That may involve CBT, mindfulness, or trauma-informed therapy, and you set the pace.
Carrying It Forward
This stage moves the work from the room into your week. Your therapist helps you apply new coping skills so the support keeps holding.
Prefer to speak to someone? Call 1‑888‑567‑2722 during business hours. If we miss you, we return your call within 24 to 36 hours.
Begin Your Healing JourneyThe People
Behind the Care
A Note From Zarrin
I did not start CPC Clinics because I saw a business opportunity. I started it because I spent years watching people fall through the spaces between services. I knew what it would take to close those spaces.
Every decision we make here comes back to one question. What would this person need if the whole system were designed around them? That is the clinic we are building. I am grateful you are considering trusting us with your care.
Zarrin Tasneem, Founder and Clinical Director
Zarrin Tasneem leads the clinic as Founder and Clinical Director. She is a Registered Provisional Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists. She is also a Canadian Certified Counsellor. Her psychology degrees come from Yorkville University and the University of Saskatchewan. She still carries a clinical caseload alongside running the practice.
Shah Miraj, Director of Operations
Shah Miraj serves as Director of Operations, leading the systems that keep the clinic running. Together they lead a team of licensed practitioners across counselling, assessment, and social work. Experience runs from emerging clinicians to psychologists with more than thirty years in practice.
Why Choose Us
People choose us for many reasons. These are the ones we hear most often.
Care Built Around You
We build your care plan around your goals, not a template. It changes as you do. We review it with you rather than deciding on your behalf.
An Experienced Team
Our registered psychologists and therapists train in recognized, evidence-based approaches. You can read their credentials and their specialties before you book a single session.
Safe and Confidential
What you say here stays here, within professional and legal limits. We protect your privacy at every step, in person and online.
Partners, Not Just Clinicians
We are in this alongside you, not observing from across the room. You set the pace and we keep up.
Everything Under One Roof
Counselling, assessments, and rTMS sit inside the same practice. If your needs change, you do not start over somewhere new with a stranger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Zarrin Tasneem founded the practice in Calgary in 2024. She is a Registered Provisional Psychologist and a Canadian Certified Counsellor. She serves as Clinical Director. She spent close to a decade in public mental health before starting the clinic. That work spanned Saskatchewan and Alberta.
It means counselling, psychological assessments, and rTMS sit inside one practice and one relationship. If your needs change partway through, your history moves with you. You do not repeat your story to a new provider at every step.
We work with individuals, couples, families, youth, athletes, and professionals. We see adults, teens, and children, both in person and online.
Yes. You can meet your therapist online instead of coming to our Calgary office. Some of our psychologists also see clients virtually beyond Alberta.
Our intake coordinator matches you based on your goals, concerns, and preferences. If the fit is not right, tell us and we will change it. Nobody is expected to stay with a therapist who does not suit them.
You meet a therapist, describe what is going on, and ask questions. There is no obligation to book after it. It exists so you can check the fit first.
Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 8 PM. Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Sunday, 8 AM to 4 PM. We offer evening and weekend appointments.
Ready to Take the First Step?
You do not need the right words to take the first step. Book a consultation, or call us to talk through what kind of support might fit. There is no obligation to book anything after that conversation.
If you are in danger or need immediate help, call 911. You can also go to your nearest emergency department.