About me
Professional Qualifications
❁ Licensed as a clinical psychologist in New York state (#020270) and Lebanon.
❁ Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from Wayne State University in Michigan, USA (2012).
❁ Doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship, both accredited by the American Psychological Association, in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Chicago, IL and St. Pete, Florida, USA (2011-2013).
❁Masters of Arts in Psychology from Wayne State University in Michigan, USA (2008).
❁Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the American University in Cairo, Egypt (2005).
❁Post graduate program in relational psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy through the White Institute in New York (2018).
Clinical Experience
I have been working with clients for over 15 years across various US cities and in Lebanon.
Academic Experience
I served as an assistant professor in the department of Psychology at the American University of Beirut-Lebanon for several years. In that capacity, I taught undergraduate and graduate students, supervised graduate students’ clinical and research work, and conducted and published research.
Consultation Experience
I have been involved in various capacities with non governmental organizations providing psychosocial services to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
Professional Memberships
❁International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy (IARPP)
❁American Psychological Association Division 39: Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology and Division 39, section 9: Psychoanalysis for Social Responsibility.

