Expertise

Dr. Tayyab Rashid is a Toronto-based clinical psychologist specializing in strength-based psychotherapy, resilience, and post-traumatic growth. He is the President Elect of IPPA, a faculty affiliate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard and a faculty member at the VIA Institute on Character.

Trained under Dr. Martin Seligman at the University of Pennsylvania, he co-developed Positive Psychotherapy. With nearly two decades of clinical experience, Dr. Rashid has worked extensively with children, adolescents, and young adults facing major depression, severe anxiety, emotional dysregulation, and suicidal behavior.

He has also supported trauma survivors worldwide and has trained professionals in over 25 countries. His books, Positive Psychotherapy (2018) and Strengths-Based Resilience (2025), are widely recognized intervention protocols for resilience and well-being. Dr. Rashid received the Outstanding Practitioner Award from the International Positive Psychology Association (2017) and the Chancellor Award from the University of Toronto (2018).