Farah Dahabi

 I am a US-trained clinical social worker with extensive experience working with individuals suffering from grief and loss, trauma, illness adjustment, disability, caregiver burnout, and major depression. 

I was driven to become a clinical social counselor by an early fascination with human experiences of thought and emotion. During my studies, I worked with juvenile delinquent girls, providing individual and group treatment for self-esteem and self-harming issues. Moving forward, I spent time researching the effects of social exclusion and depression amongst Muslim adults. 
 
I have also worked in collaboration with national healthcare quality improvement organizations in the US towards implementing programs that better meet the needs of individuals with psychiatric problems; this has included educating other healthcare professionals on best practices surrounding clinical services. 
 
I believe that it takes great strength to seek support for any psychological or emotional issue – and I have tremendous respect for anyone who has the strength to do so. 

Works with Clients:
Adults (18 yrs+)

Languages:
English

Services Offered

• Individual Therapy

Treatment Approaches

• Schema Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Integrative Therapy
• Compassion Focused Therapy
• Somatic Psychotherapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy 

Presenting Concerns

General Concerns: 

• Stress
• Anxiety
• Panic attacks
• Low mood or depression
• Personal growth and self-improvement
• Adjustment to recent life events or circumstances (Not trauma)

Specific Concerns: 

• Issues with body, weight, food, eating
• Chronic illness, pain, lifethreatening or terminal illnesses, end-of-life

Relationship Concerns: 

• General dissatisfaction or improvement of romantic relationships
• High conflict and aggression concerns in romantic relationships
• Affairs, infidelity and intimacy-related concerns in romantic relationships
• Divorce, separation and break-ups in romantic relationships
• Non-romantic and non-familial relationship concerns
• Family and family relationship concerns

Women's Wellbeing: 

• Pregnancy, IVF, fertility and pre/post-natal concerns
• Menopause and female life transitions
• PMS, hormonal fluctuations and related concerns

Trauma:

• Trauma or traumatic events (past or historic)
• Violence or abuse by another person (current or recent)
• Sexual trauma, incidents or violence (recent)

Qualifications & Memberships

• BA in Psychology, University of Michigan, US
• MA in Clinical Social Work, University of Michigan, US
• Specialist in Ageing, University of Michigan, US
• Vivian A. James Curtis Scholarship for outstanding academic achievemen
• Licensed by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA)