Alberta Black Therapists
Alberta Black Therapists- Shayla S. Dube & Noreen Sibanda.
Shayla S. Dube is a Zimbabwean-born, Canada-based therapist, truth-teller, storyteller, and community builder grounded in the principles of Ubuntu and cultural humility. She is the co-founder of the Alberta Black Therapists Network and founder of both Wellness Empowered Community Services and Sabuntu Intercultural Society. Shayla is dedicated to decolonizing mental health, fostering culturally safe and relationally grounded spaces, and advancing racial equity in therapeutic practice. Drawing on ancestral wisdom, intergenerational storytelling, and communal care, she supports healing that affirms the full humanity of Black women and racialized communities. Her work is guided by the belief that wellness is collective and that true healing happens in relationship, not in isolation.
Noreen Sibanda, MA, CCC, CCS is a dynamic speaker, clinician, and educator whose work bridges mental health, anti-oppression, and personal transformation. She is the Owner of Kaizen Psychological, the Executive Director of the Alberta Black Therapists Network, and a sessional instructor at several post-secondary institutions in Edmonton. A Zimbabwean-Canadian with over a decade of experience, Noreen brings a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and anti-oppressive lens to her clinical work, teaching, and public engagements. Her integrative therapeutic approach includes CBT, EMDR, DBT, and Narrative Therapy.
Noreen is a sought-after speaker on intergenerational trauma, racial equity, and decolonizing mental health. Known for her warmth, clarity, and authenticity, she empowers individuals and organizations to shift, heal, and lead with purpose.
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