Counseling & Psychotherapy

Hi, I am Nora, a licensed psychotherapist in Dubai and California. If you've found my page, chances are you're looking for help for yourself or someone you care about. I am glad you are here and I encourage you to take your time browsing and exploring the pages of my website. It will tell you more about my unique specializations, the particular way that I work, and the possibilities of getting help for the life challenges you are dealing with. If you'd like to contact me for a first appointment, I look forward to hearing from you.

The Power of Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy can be one of the most transformative processes you gift yourself. While physiotherapy helps people heal physical injury, psychotherapy and counseling help people work through cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties to discover greater resilience and capacity for thriving in life. The issues addressed can vary from struggles with depression, anxiety, specific phobia, impact of trauma and so on, to self-esteem, self-worth, communication and interpersonal difficulties. As a counselor in Dubai, I use my training in specialized modalities to help clients work through difficulties and discover their inherent ability for greater strength, harmony and wellbeing.

A Safe Space for Counseling in Dubai

The pressures in today's fast-paced life can be very overwhelming. It's so common to experience a lot of self-doubt, be very critical of ourselves, feel insecure and just not good enough. At the heart of a transformative psychotherapy process is experiencing a safe and accepting space to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. My counseling services are provided in a client-focused way to best help you through various struggles such as low motivation, feeling not good enough and overwhelm - to name a few.

Focus Areas

I specialize in the following areas:

*Depression Counseling: *I provide counseling services to help clients deal with depression, which can manifest as persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest or pleasure in activities.

*Phobia Therapy: *I help clients confront and manage their fears and anxieties through evidence-based treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure therapy.

*Trauma Counseling: *I provide a safe and supportive space for clients to process and heal from traumatic experiences, using approaches such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Somatic Experiencing.

*Developmental Trauma: *I work with clients who have experienced trauma during their formative years, helping them understand and overcome the long-term effects of abuse, neglect, or other adverse experiences.

*Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT): *I use this evidence-based practice, which combines cognitive therapy with acupressure, to help clients overcome a wide range of emotional and psychological issues.

FAQs

*What is psychotherapy?*

Psychotherapy is a process that helps people change their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in order to live healthier and fuller lives. It can be used to treat a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. Psychotherapy can be conducted in individual or group settings, depending on the therapist's specialization and services. The goal of psychotherapy is to help people discover their ability to engage with life's challenges with more ease, enjoy healthier possibilities and develop positive relationships with themselves and others. Different methods of psychotherapy offer different possibilities. A somatic psychotherapist can provide specialized therapy to go beyond symptom management and discover lasting change.

*What is the difference between psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and counselors?*

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who prescribe medication to manage and reduce symptoms. Psychotherapists are not medical doctors and cannot prescribe medication. Psychotherapists reduce symptoms by helping clients process through experiences as well as learning healthier coping skills and tools. Through psychotherapy, you can discover and build the internal muscles you need to increase your capacity for regulation and overall resilience. Sometimes, working collaboratively with both a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist can be very effective. Other times, medication is not necessary for achieving greater wellbeing and harmony.