Dr. Thoraiya Kanafani is a Ph.D. graduate in the Department of Clinical Psychology from Walden University in the United States. Prior to that, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Concordia University, her first master’s degree in Educational Psychology from McGill University, and second Master’s in Counseling Psychology from the University of Ottawa.
After completing her education in Canada and working in many different settings, she moved to the Middle East and has worked in countries such as Bahrain, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia. She is a Canadian licensed psychotherapist and a Canadian licensed suicide interventionist. She has been featured in magazines and newspapers as well as presents different psychological topics on radio shows and TV channels. She has conducted many workshops and presented seminars on various topics pertaining to psychology and mental health. She currently has over fifteen years of experience in the field of psychology and mental health.
Her main expertise lies in working with adolescents (15-18) and early adults, and couples. She moved to Dubai in 2013 to work as a clinical psychologist and clinical director at the Human Relations Institute and Clinics.
Dr. Thoraiya also works as an adjunct lecturer of psychology and supervisor of dissertations at Middlesex University, Heriot-Watt University, and previously the American University of Sharjah where she teaches undergraduate and graduate-level psychology courses. Dr. Thoraiya supervises psychology interns at HRIC as well.
