Services
- Addictions and Compulsions
- Anxiety and Depression
- Post traumatic stress disorder
- Relationship issues
- ADHD and ODD/ Oppositional and Defiant Behavior
Areas of Expertise
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Personality assessment and understanding
- Motivational Interviewing for behavioral changes
Professional Experience
Nazanin is a multi-lingual Clinical Psychologist from the Netherlands with academic knowledge and experience in the field of Clinical Psychology and Counseling. Nazanin acquired her Master's degree in Psychology from Leiden University, Netherlands (specializing in Clinical & Health Psychology) prior to moving to the UAE in 2007.
With 17 years of clinical experience in the UAE, Nazanin provides psychotherapy for adults and adolescents struggling with depression, anxiety, painful experiences, negative thoughts, uncomfortable emotional states, unhealthy behaviors and negative relationship patterns. Nazanin has the most experience with Cognitive Behavior Therapy as her main specialty of psychological treatment that offers practical tools for anxiety treatment and various psychological difficulties.
Nazanin is also very passionate about using the person centered, empathetic approach of motivational interviewing technique to help patients make any lifestyle or behavioral changes or quit addictions. As well Nazanin uses the psychodynamic/psychoanalytical approach in cases where it’s relevant to discuss the influence of past experiences on current difficulties, identifying recurring patterns, expressing emotions, deepening insight and emotional understanding, and recognizing unconscious patterns.
Nazanin has delivered numerous sessions of trauma counselling including critical incident stress debriefing following a traumatic incident. Along with treating clinical disorders, Nazanin also has extensive experience in more day-to day stress related issues needing relationship counselling, stress management, life coaching and career counselling.
Languages
- English
- Dutch
- Farsi