Madalina Oana Filip , MSc (Romania)

Psychologist (DHCC branch)

It’s both a privilege and a challenge to make our own way through life, which is not often an easy task. I believe we all have the ability to make progress towards positive change, to learn, heal and evolve. As a therapist, I strive to create a safe, respectful and supportive environment where people feel safe to be their true, authentic selves.

I strongly believe that we heal in relationships, therefore I focus on building a strong therapeutic alliance, based on respect and trust. I value humor and authenticity and my approach is warm, supportive and non-judgmental.

Over the last decade, I have been working in private practice with individuals, couples and families from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds, in different countries. I am a registered clinical psychologist and couple and family therapist and I’ve helped people with a wide range of problems, including depression, anxiety disorders, trauma, stress and burnout, relationship-related problems and addictions. In addition to my work with individuals, I help couples untangle their communication issues, conflicts and sexual difficulties.

As every individual is unique, I tailor my approach to every client specific needs, goals and motivation for therapy. I try to apply techniques that I feel are most beneficial for my clients, drawn from several forms of therapy including CBT, Systemic and Schema therapy.

Works with Clients:
Adults (18 yrs+)

Languages:
English, Romanian

Services Offered

Individual Therapy

Couple Therapy

Family Therapy

Sibling Therapy

Relational Therapy

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Systemic Therapy
Integrative 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:

Obsessive, repetitive and ritualistic thinking and behaviour

Anger, irritability, emotional outbursts and severe moodswings

Situation-specific fear and phobias

Addiction and addictive behaviour (excluding substances)

Addiction and addictive behaviour (only substances)

Sexuality and gender identity

Sexual functioning and sexual performance

Relationship Concerns:

General dissatisfaction or improvement of romantic relationships

High conflict and aggression concerns in romantic relationship

Affairs, infidelity and intimacy-related concerns in romantic relationships

Non-romantic and non-familial relationship concerns

Family and family relationship concerns

Parenting and parental relationship concerns

Women's Wellbeing:

Menopause and female life transitions

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

MSc in Psychodiagnosis and Counseling, Ecological University Bucharest, Romania
BSc in Psychology, USH Bucharest, Romania
Training in Systemic Couple and Family Therapy, Sexology Institute Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Registered with Romanian College of Psychologists
Registered with Belgian Psychologists Commision
Licensed by Dubai Health Authority (DHA); Works from Dubai Healthcare City branch (DHCC)