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Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, and the founder of The Soor Center for Professional Therapy and Assessment, Kuwait’s leading professional source of a broad range of psychological services. A licensed psychologist in the State of New York, he is certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, and is an Associate Fellow of the Albert Ellis Institute.

Dr. Naif has over 25 years of clinical experience. He specializes in helping clients overcome depression, stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, anger, phobias, social problems, hallucinations, and panic attacks, among other mental health issues. He offers therapy to adults, adolescents, and groups in English and Arabic. He also offers hypnotherapy for a wide range of issues, including the cessation of smoking and unhealthy eating habits. An Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Naif is a member of the academic staff at Kuwait University’s Faculty of Medicine, where he has been teaching clinical psychology, communication skills creative writing, and cognitive behavioral therapy since 2005.

Dr. Naif has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Long Island University where he also earned a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. He holds a Masters in Organizational Psychology from Teacher’s College, Columbia University and an MBA, also from Columbia University. He holds a certification in conflict resolution from Columbia University. He earned his undergraduate degree from Tufts University, where he triple majored in clinical psychology, English literature and history. A highly acclaimed keynote speaker, Dr. Naif conducts regular workshops in creative problem solving, attention management, stress management, conflict resolution, and anger management and has been sought after by private companies and governments alike to train their employees. For a full list of the awards and accolades he has received, click here. To see a full list of his professional organization memberships, click here.

Dr. Siddiqa provides therapy to adults diagnosed with Depression, Anxiety Personality Disorders, and other chronic mental health diseases; adolescents struggling with Conduct disorder, Oppositional defiant disorders, Performance anxiety and Depression. Dr Siddiqa speaks English, Arabic and Urdu.

Dr. Rumia Justine has more than 13 years of clinical experience and her specialty is Life Skills and Mental Health. She works with children, adolescents and adults irrespective of their problems including stress, adjustment problems, relationship issues, depression, mood disorders, anxiety, compulsions and schizophrenia to name a few .

As a Verified Assessor, she is qualified to use the educational, ability and personality tests which are psychometric in nature. These tests are for students, including those studying in British, American, Australian, and Canadian curriculums.

She is a certified remedial educator and family therapist, helps children with learning disabilities and their parents to cope with the oncoming issues proactively.

Her bachelors degree in clinical nutrition allows her to deal with childhood and adolescent obesity, eating disorders, IBS, and lifestyle disorders more effectively. She combines her nutritional and psycho-therapeutical knowledge for the wellness of her clients by enhancing their life skills.

She provides workshops and classroom presentations aimed at improving life skills, self-esteem, adjustment, eating habits, and wellness. Rumia speaks English, Hindi, and Tamil.

Imman Issa holds a Masters degree in Health Psychology from Surrey University and Diploma in Counseling from Central School for Counselling & Psychotherapy in UK and is a chartered psychologist with the British Psychological Society. She has over 20 years experience in working with children and adolescents with special needs and providing intervention plans for schools and families. She is an expert in psycho-educational and IQ assessments in both Arabic and English. She runs early intervention programs for families with infants and toddlers with special needs as well as social skills development and behaviour modification programs for children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Asperger’s Syndrome (ASD).

She utilizes Multimodal Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, integrating appropriate techniques from other therapeutic models in order to personalize treatment. Imman provides individual therapy and/or group workshops on discovering your passions; build self-esteem, life skills, and tools for success. She is herself passionately committed to helping her clients recognize and maximize their full potential.

She is the first certified Passion Test Facilitator in the Middle East. She runs one-to one sessions and group workshops utilizing The Passion Test. She guides you through your passions and helps each individual find their unique purpose, and how your passions are what lead you to fulfill that purpose.

Website: www.thepassiontest.com

Safa holds a graduate degree in psychology, and works with all ages, providing assessments and therapy to individuals, families, and couples. Her areas of expertise are ADHD (inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity), Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder. Safa utilizes a multi-dimensional approach, combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to deal with a variety of behavioral and general psychological issues. Her education and experience allows her to be effective with phobias, obsessions and compulsions, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, acute stress, motor skill disorders, adjustment, depression, mania, Conversion Disorder, self-esteem issues, insomnia, anger management and other chronic illnesses. Safa speaks English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi

Annette is from Germany and has lived in Kuwait for seven years. She was awarded her Psychology degree from the Regent University in the United States. She provides psychotherapy for adults, teenagers, and couples and is an accredited ‘Prepare and Enrich’ facilitator for marriage counseling. Annette provides cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy, compassion therapy, and narrative therapy. Furthermore, she practices a therapy that heals the wounded inner child of adults. Annette offers therapy in German and English.

Paul Langan came to Kuwait from Ireland in 2012 and holds a BSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Middlesex University, London. He is also a Certified Life Coach (NLP USA).

Paul provides therapy to adult clients with anxiety, stress, anger management, phobias, depression, panic disorders, addiction problems and couple counselling. He has a keen interest in CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). He is very compassionate and enjoys helping clients turn their lives around. Paul speaks English.

Sarah El Nabulsi holds two Masters degrees, one from the U.S.A. in Wellness Studies, and the other from the United Arab Emirates University in Clinical Psychology. She has over 15 years' experience in teaching stress management and mindfulness practices, and over 7 years of clinical experience working with various disorders. She utilizes psychotherapeutic modalities based on the client's needs, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and in some cases, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. She conducted one of the first research studies on Subjective Wellbeing (known as happiness) in the Gulf, which has been presented in various conferences.