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Education
- Enrolled in Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program in Clinical Psychology 1999 - 2001
- Masters - MA (Center for Humanistic Studies – Detroit, Michigan) Licensed clinical & psychologist by state of Michigan and Lebanon 1991 - 1993
- Doctor of Medicine - MD (American University of Beirut) physician-licensed Lebanon 1976 - 1983
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Board certification
- Certified Hypnotherapist - I.M.D.H.A. and A.A.H. in the USA
- Certified Bodyworker – ABMP “ USA”
- Certified Sound Therapist (brain entrainment and Hemi Sync techniques) USA
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Services
- General and integrative medicine
- Focus on psychological problems
- Psychopharmacology i.e. psych meds
- Clinical psychology. Multiple psychotherapy methods for all ages. Including trauma resolution and hypnotherapy and meditation etc.
- See couples and families
- All age groups
- Bilingual English Arabic
- Provide online complete therapy sessions
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Research & Clinical Interest
- Wrote and presented an article and did training on: "Multiple levels of representation of organismic traumas and psychophysiological events during complete and partial resolutions of healing crises" 1986.
- Books in Arabic:
1. Schizophrenia - (Published by Dar Al Moufid) in 2005
2. Depression (Published by Dar Al Moufid) in 2006
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Professional Membership
- Member of LOP and LOPSY
- Member of the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association and The American Academy of Hypnosis. Including classical and Ericssonian Hypnosis, hypno-analysis and advanced techniques,1983 - 1990
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Achievement & Recognition
1983 - 1990:
- Intensive training in clinical hypnotherapy
- CME credits in pediatrics, obstetrics and psychiatry
- Intensive training and certification in the use of sound technologies
- Certifications in Basic and Advanced Therapeutic Massage by the International Massage Foundation IMF
- Certification in Therapeutic Bodywork with an emphasis on non-verbal means of trauma resolution in adults and children
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Languages
Arabic, English
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Additional Info
Professional Trainings:
- Rotations in inpatient and outpatient Psychiatry at the American University of Beirut Medical Center as part of my medical education.
- 20 years experience administration of the MMPI scale, CDR scale , RbANS scale, PANNS scale, projective testing exp: TAT
- Training in clinical hypnotherapy
- Training in Psychoanalysis, Regressive and experiential psychotherapy, NLP,EMDR,EFT modalities, cognitive and behavioral therapy, family therapy and bodywork based psychotherapy, holotropic breathwork of Dr Grof others
- Training in neurofeedback and brainwave entrainment techniques such as Hemisync
- Certified massage therapist,2000 contact hours formal training with periodic supervision
- Lecturer ,trainer and clinical supervisor of post graduate psychology students