Tayyab Rashid

Dr. Tayyab Rashid is a clinical and school psychologist, based in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Rashid is also a faculty associate with the Human Flourishing Program Harvard University, and VIA Institute on Character. Dr. Rashid’s expertise includes strength-based clinical psychotherapy with complex mental health challenges, resilience and posttraumatic growth. Dr. Rashid has also worked with individuals experiencing severe trauma, including survivors of the Asian Tsunami of 2004, journalists who have worked in high conflict zones and survivors of mass shootings. Dr. Rashid has delivered over fifty invited talks and keynotes and trained mental health professionals and educators internationally. Published in academic journals, Dr. Rashid’s book Positive Psychotherapy (2018), co-written with Martin Seligman, is considered one of the most comprehensive clinical resources in the field and has been translated into several languages so far. Dr. Rashid won the Chancellor Award (2018) from U of Toronto and the Outstanding Practitioner Award (2017) from the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA).