Prior to my employment at FSHN, I completed an MSc at the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, in the Psychology of Mental Health. During my degree in Edinburgh, I worked voluntarily with Edinburgh Headway Center for recovering victims of Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), the objective of which was to help (ABI) individuals transition back into normal life by practicing the use of motor and cognitive functioning skills. I also worked with the Butterfly Baby Clinic (BBC) on a project to provide mothers/fathers/caregivers & infants in Alexandria, South Africa, experiencing domestic abuse and poverty with basic care resources and psychoeducation to help improve their domestic situations. During the COVID pandemic in 2020, I worked voluntarily with FSHN on a research project related to low-wage migrant workers in Kuwait to understand the impact of COVID-19 on their lives and livelihoods. Since Joining FSHN in 2022, I have co-facilitated two Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) that were successfully run here in our clinic.
Being half-English and half-Kuwaiti, I provide services in both fluent English and Arabic. My main interests include working with clients with Personality Disorders, Eating Disorders (Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder) & body image disorders, and clients struggling with Mood & Anxiety Disorders. I’m also interested in working with psychosis and Schizophrenia, and clients with complex trauma histories who may have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
I like to use integrative methods and believe that drawing from different models such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) & parts work has proven to be very effective in achieving clients’ treatment goals. Ultimately, my favorite part of being a psychologist is being able to meet and work with so many human beings and watching people thrive and achieve their full potential.
Outside of the clinical world of Psychology, I have been an equestrian show-jumping athlete for 20 years, having competed for Kuwait at a professional level. I love human-animal interactions and seek out any opportunity I can to find it. I find that being in nature and around animals is very therapeutic and important to help keep us grounded.
On another note, I have a passion for fitness and movement of all kinds. I pursued this further by completing my level 2 & 3 Personal Fitness Instructor Certification from the accredited body of CIMSPA, United Kingdom, which allows me to provide gym-based personal training.
