Thank you for your interest in joining the Middle East Psychological Association. This association has mandated a policy of inclusion based on competency (a combination of veriï¬ed education and validated experience). We look forward as a group to working together to positively impact the practice and profession of psychology in the Middle East.
She received her M.Sc in Counselling Psychology from Keele University, U.K. and B.A. in Psychology and Arabic Language & Culture from the University of Ottawa, Canada. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy. She previously worked at Behmen Hosptial, Douglas MacMillan Hospice and Kuwait Psychological Medicine Hospital. She has almost two years of experience as a mental health counselor. She enjoys helping clients make positive changes in their lives and is hoping to change the misconception of therapy in the Arab world.
Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, University of Wolverhampton, U.K.
Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychological Society.
Doctorate research focused on stigma towards mental health in Kuwait as well as the impact of an educational intervention to decrease stigma and discrimination within the youth.
Clinical practice includes individual therapy, couples therapy and family therapy for a variety of mental health difficulties including: depression, anxiety, bereavement, trauma, bipolar disorder, OCD, domestic violence, sexual abuse, social phobias and eating disorders. I also have experience working with children with learning disabilities and autism.
Practicing Psychotherapist and Counsellor and co-founding partner of Adult and Child Therapy Center (ACT) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Assia has worked as an integrative psychotherapist in London and Jeddah for the last 15 years. She currently devotes her time to parenting sessions, therapy with adults looking for an integrative and creative approach, supervising, facilitating workshops whose themes include mindfulness, creative journaling, parenting, nannying, self-esteem and resilience building, relationship exploration, positive body-image enhancement, self-development, and self-actualization.
I was born and raised in Kuwait, and had been interested in psychology my whole life. I received my BS in psychology, minoring in behavioral neuroscience from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. I am now currently enrolled in an MSc program in psychoanalytic developmental psychology at the Anna Freud center, ran in conjunction with University College London. I am extremely motivated to try to increase awareness of psychology in the Middle East and try to make an impact in any way possible.
I have done my Graduation and Masters in Psychology with specialization in Clinical, Industrial and Social Psychology. I am a certified CBT practitioner from the Academy of Modern Applied Psychology, UK and have also gained certification as a Behavioral Trainer and accredited practitioner in Thomas Personality Profiling. Even with 15 years of counselling experience with adults in the areas of anxiety, depression, fear, psychometric assessments, mindfulness training and hypnotherapy, I prefer to call myself more as a “Nurturer†of my clients, one who enables them to bloom their potentials and overcome obstacles of their lives. Being a member of MEPA, I constantly look forward to contribute my best to the society.
An extremely passionate studious individual interested in human development and relationships. my first book I finished as a child was 'Down shifting of the brain' I was just twelve, and twenty-two years later after a turbulent journey through finishing school, a Bsc and Msc has not yet satisfied my understanding of the beautiful mind of a human which can not be located in the human body is extraordinary intriguing.
Psychologist, Researcher, Trainer 
She received her M.Sc in Counselling Psychology from Keele University, U.K. and B.A. in Psychology and Arabic Language & Culture from the University of Ottawa, Canada. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy. She previously worked at Behmen Hosptial, Douglas MacMillan Hospice and Kuwait Psychological Medicine Hospital. She has almost two years of experience as a mental health counselor. She enjoys helping clients make positive changes in their lives and is hoping to change the misconception of therapy in the Arab world. 
Practicing Psychotherapist and Counsellor and co-founding partner of Adult and Child Therapy Center (ACT) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Assia has worked as an integrative psychotherapist in London and Jeddah for the last 15 years. She currently devotes her time to parenting sessions, therapy with adults looking for an integrative and creative approach, supervising, facilitating workshops whose themes include mindfulness, creative journaling, parenting, nannying, self-esteem and resilience building, relationship exploration, positive body-image enhancement, self-development, and self-actualization. 
Counselling Psychologist 
I have done my Graduation and Masters in Psychology with specialization in Clinical, Industrial and Social Psychology. I am a certified CBT practitioner from the Academy of Modern Applied Psychology, UK and have also gained certification as a Behavioral Trainer and accredited practitioner in Thomas Personality Profiling. Even with 15 years of counselling experience with adults in the areas of anxiety, depression, fear, psychometric assessments, mindfulness training and hypnotherapy, I prefer to call myself more as a “Nurturer†of my clients, one who enables them to bloom their potentials and overcome obstacles of their lives. Being a member of MEPA, I constantly look forward to contribute my best to the society.
