Mirza Shams, Director of Community Health and Outreach, Sound Healer, (They/Them)

Mirza Shams (they/them), is a non-binary Egyptian-Levantine healthcare practitioner, educator and multidisciplinary sound artist. Mirza is a passionate connector between the clinic and the community, dedicated to improving mental health for all. By forging powerful collaborations with community organizations, they develop and manage innovative mental health and wellness programs that make a real difference. Their relentless advocacy for supportive policies paves the way for better access to care, while their dynamic public awareness campaigns work tirelessly to dismantle stigma.

Listening to the community is at the heart of their approach, ensuring that feedback directly shapes the clinic's services. Mirza is committed to fostering wellness within the Depth Collective community as well as the community at large.

As a healer, they incorporate social, mental and emotional justice through mindfulness and the cultural intersectionalities of sound, music and mental-health work, in order to support people in discovering their true-self and embarking on their healing journeys. Mirza has an M.D. in General Medicine from Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. They see themselves as a conduit for divine sound, healing, wisdom, love and kindness in the world. As an immigrant, neurodivergent, queer and trans individual, Mirza is deeply committed to the importance of hope, vulnerability and rewriting the narratives of self knowledge for survivors of harm. Their approach to healing is informed by their education, creative practices, spirituality and cultures.