About Layla

Guiding Canadians on their journey to better mental health

We believe finding the right mental health care should feel supportive, not complicated. Through personalized matching, Layla helps Canadians find a therapist who aligns with their needs, preferences, and more. 

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Our values

Layla's team weaves our values into the experiences we create to remain a place where warmth, trust, and genuine connection thrive.

Client–centred

We meet people where they are in their journey and put their needs at the heart of our decisions and services.

Dependable

We work to maintain a reputation for consistent, high-quality services, matched to people’s needs and preferences.

Proactive

We build a culture where it’s safe to ask questions, and we stay one step ahead by learning, growing, and anticipating future needs together.

Inclusive by design

We work hard to build a diverse team and therapist community, and draw on diverse perspectives to guide our work. This translates into how we’ve built our therapy platform and how we support our clients and therapists.

One Team

We work as One Team which means we operate with a unified vision and mission, fostering an environment of trust, respect, collaboration, and support.

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Our impact & responsibility

Layla has been supporting people's journeys towards better mental health since 2019. This is our impact to date.
25,000+
clients supported
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250,000+
therapy sessions delivered
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500+
licensed therapists
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9.5/10
clients rate our quality of care
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9.3/10
clients rate their therapist match
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1-2
weeks to the first therapy session
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Meet the people at Layla

Our team is dedicated to making mental health care easier to navigate by connecting people to the right therapist through personalized, human-guided support.
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Care and Programs Team
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Katie

Senior Care Coordinator

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Cecilia

Senior Care Coordinator

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Alessandra

Senior Care Coordinator

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Rita

Care Coordinator

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Rehas

Care Coordinator

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Kait

Care Coordinator

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Sarah

Care Coordinator

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Kamarah

Care Coordinator

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Janice

Program Operations Lead

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Fiona

Senior Care Coordinator

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Impreet

Senior Team Lead

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Bronwyn

Senior Care Coordinator

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Evan

Care Coordinator

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Care Coordinator

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Sydney

Team Lead

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Waddi

Care Coordinator

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Emma

Care Coordinator

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Fahma

Service Coordinator

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Farzin

Care Coordinator

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Adrianna

Senior Team Lead

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Charan

Chief Program Officer

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Clinical Team
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Taylor McAllister

Clinical Product Manager (MSW)

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Valerie Tsang

Clinical Program Manager (RP)

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Diane Corrales

Program Operations Lead

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Danielle Rice

Advisor (PhD, CPsych)

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Kamran Khan

Advisor (MD, FRCPC, MPH)

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Sahar Bhaloo

Advisor (PsyD, CPsych)

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Steve Pomedli

Advisor (MD, MSc, CCFP)

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Monica Hinton

Advisor (PhD, MSW, RCSW) 

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Outreach Team
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Emily

Senior Manager, Healthcare Partnerships

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Taylor

Head of Engagement and Collaborations

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Haley

Senior Health Care Partnerships Associate (RN)

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Lance

Healthcare Partnerships Associate (RSW)

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Engineering team
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Asheesh

Full Stack Developer III

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Chris

Full Stack Developer

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Cenxiao

Director, Product Engineering

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Haruka

Full Stack Software Engineer

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Raul

Chief Technology Officer

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Michael

Senior Product Manager

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Manaal

Senior UX/UI Designer

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General Operations Team
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Chantal

People Operations Lead

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Martha

Head of Finance

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Samer

Co-Founder & CEO 

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Saretta

Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer (MSW)

Our commitment to quality care

We’re committed to delivering safe, thoughtful, and high-quality mental health care experiences. That includes protecting privacy, working with a trusted community of licensed therapists, and collaborating with primary care providers to support connected and continuous care.
  • Our therapists are registered clinicians in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta or British Columbia. Their clinical qualifications include: RSW, RP, RCT (NS), RCC (BC), C.Psych, or C.Psych.Assoc.
  • Layla's community of over 500 therapists have been carefully vetted through arigorous recruitment and onboarding process. Only 20% of therapists who apply are accepted into our community.
  • Therapists are required to have at least a Masters-level (or equivalent) training in Social Work (Clinical Focus), Clinical/Counselling Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy or a related field from a reputable institution.
  • Before joining our community, therapists are required to have a minimum of 1,000 hours post-graduate clinical experience (community or private practice)

Client experience is a top priority at Layla. We actively gather feedback and have clear processes in place to address concerns and respond quickly, thoughtfully, and with care. We also maintain strong safeguards to protect your personal information and your privacy.

If coordination with your primary care provider would be helpful, our Care Team can guide you through the process and make it easy.

Coordinating with primary care can be helpful for patients who consent to sharing relevant updates to support with treatment planning.

Because trust is essential to effective care, we prioritize regulation, privacy, and accountability in everything we do.

Layla operates in compliance with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). Client information is handled with strict safeguards, and personal health information is stored securely using industry-standard data protection practices.

Layla's Privacy Policy