Connect Psychology
Connect offers a range of psychology services, including assessments, therapy, supervision and training for children and adults.
Tel/WhatsApp: 050 123 6170
Email: hey@connectpsychology.ae
Website: https://www.connectpsychology.ae/
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Adam Griffin (Adam the OT)
Adam is the Head of Occupational Therapy at Camali Clinic and a vocal advocate for disability and inclusion in the Middle East. Adam has a wealth of experience and training in supporting young adults with disabilities and their families. He is particularly interested in DCD, Autism and Child and Adolescent Mental Health.Since coming to Dubai 8 years ago, Adam has been instrumental in establishing therapeutic, educational, and vocational support services here in the UAE and providing the highest standard of care for the hundreds of families he has worked with. Adam also offers free content for parents and therapists worldwide via his popular AdamtheOT YouTube channel, reaching over 100,000 views within its first six months.Adam has a wonderful set of resources online.
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Sandra Gorman : Open Minds Centre
A seasoned professional, Sandra Gorman is a Counselling Psychologist and School Counsellor, with over 17 years’ experience working in Ireland and UAE, in the mental health and wellbeing sector.
She has vast experience working with adults and young people in diverse multicultural populations empowering them to find their inner strength, self-worth and develop strategies to overcome life challenges hence live a more fulfilling and peaceful life.Her extensive workplace experience includes hospitals, clinics, and schools and thus has addressed a wide range of concerns that people needed to navigate in their lives.Sandra is a Dubai licensed CDA psychologist and an accredited member of the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) in Ireland.
Tel: +971 52 861 7053
Email: info@openmindscenter.com
Website: https://www.openmindscenter.com/team/sandra-gormann/
Website: https://getoutofyourownways.com/
Advance Hearing and Balance
At Advance Hearing and Balance Center, we understand that a person’s wellbeing can be greatly affected by Ear, Nose and Throat disorders. So we strive to ensure that our patients don’t miss out on a single precious moment of their life because of their condition. Imagine a treatment that fits your unique lifestyle and most importantly, one that you are comfortable with. Our friendly and professional staff will help you gain the most benefit and value from your appointment and most importantly, will guide you in deciding which treatment is right for you. It’s the compassion and the care that you have always wanted.
Advance Hearing & Balance Center (AHBC) is a private medical clinic based in the emirate of Dubai, specialising in the diagnosis and management of Ear, Nose and Throat disorders. AHBC is the only clinic in the region with full range of Advance Hearing and Balance Testing.
Tel: +971 (0) 4 342 2422
Email: info@ahbc.ae
Website: https://www.ahbc.ae/
Inspire Therapy
Inspire is a therapy centre providing Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy and ABA. Inspire are able to offer free initial screenings, formal assessments, therapy sessions and meetings with parents.
Inspire is also able to offer LSAs to work with your child who are supervised by a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst/ Applied Behaviour Analysis Supervisor. Candidates will have a background in psychology/ special education. The LSAs are trained in managing behaviour.
Tel: 04 513 5568
Email: admin@inspiretherapy.ae
Website: https://inspiretherapy.ae
Thrive Wellbeing Centre
A team of dedicated psychologists providing confidential and individual psychological therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and couples. They also have a consultant psychiatrist to support clients. As well as Educational assessments they provide a full range of counselling and psychological services for both adults and children, such as our strategies for the treatment for depression or anxiety. We have an expert in art therapy and play therapy, which is especially effective in helping children with both emotional and behavioral issues.
Tel: +971 4 514 7386
Tel/WhatsApp: +971 56 895 2347
Email: info@thrive.ae
Website: thrive.ae
Bloom Therapy Dubai Speech and Language Therapist
Shareen is a speech and language therapist who is able to offer sessions within some schools in Dubai. She has a lot of experience with a range of language and literacy challenges as well as speech concerns. She provides detailed feedback to parents and the school and welcomes them to join in sessions in order to facilitate working together to focus on similar targets.
Tel: 056-6780867 or 04-5705837
Website: https://www.bloomtherapydubai.com/
The Lighthouse Arabia
Lighthouse Arabia is a community mental health and wellness centre that provides high quality out patient services to children, adults, couples, and families. The centre has a strong and well-established multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists. In addition to educational services.
The Lighthouse Arabia can provide therapy and counselling on an individual or family level for concerns such as anxiety, grief, and parenting. Anna White is an occupational therapist that works closely with schools; Dr. Teizeem Dhanji is a very experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist.
Tel: 04 380 2088
Email: info@lighthousearabia.com
Website: http://www.lighthousearabia.com
First Psychiatry Clinic
First Psychiatry Clinic provides comprehensive diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment services for children and adolescents. They offer experienced doctors with their holistic approach who support the young generations as they believe children and adolescents deserve the best. The clinic’s team has doctors trained in the UK and Europe who offer a multi-cultural approach to their patients and can support patients who speak English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Tel: 04 221 6000
WhatsApp 0553557855
Email: info@firstpsychiatryclinics.com
Website: https://www.firstpsychiatryclinic.ae
Dr Sriram Raghavendran, MD (Psychiatry)
Dr Sriram is a specialist psychiatrist at C37 Private Medical Workspace in Dubai Healthcare City.He works with families and children from 7 years upwards. He can support behavioural concerns, ADHD in children, feeding and eating problems, bed-wetting and mood concerns. His personalised approach provides a high level of support and care.
WhatsApp: +971545611768
Email: info@drsrirampsychiatrist.com
Ana Maria Gomez
Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Adolescent and Adults Specialist
Ana is a Spanish trained Clinical and Forensic Psychologist specialized in working with adolescent and adults with different mental health issues. She practices evidence-based psychological therapies, cognitive and behaviourally oriented, for individuals, couples, and groups.
Tools that Ana uses include:
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Ana’s expertise includes:
• Anxiety disorders (Panic Disorders, OCD, Phobias).
• Stressor-related conditions.
• Obsessive-compulsive disorders.
• Bipolar disorder.
• Impulse-control and conduct disorders.
• Psychotic disorders.
• Personality disorders.
• Grief.
• Addictions.
• Couples therapy.
Prior to moving to Dubai, Ana worked in different clinical settings in Spain, including various public-funded inpatient and outpatient mental health services for adolescents, adults, and families, conducting psychological and risk assessments, psychosocial rehabilitation, individual and family therapy, and group therapy.
She has been working as a Clinical Psychologist in the UAE since 2018 working in other clinics, prior to joining Sage Clinics.
In addition to her clinical practice, Ana has been part of different research programs and has also been a Lecturer of Psychology at the Canadian University Dubai.
You can find out more about Ana in the “meet the team” section of the Sage Clinics website. For more information about the services Sage Clinics offers or to book an appointment contact details are below, or use the chat function in the bottom right corner of the Sage Clinics website.
Telephone: +971 4 575 5684
Email:appointments@sage-clinics.com
Website: https://www.sage-clinics.com
KindCare
KindCare integrative psychology and psychotherapy clinic has a Russian and Ukrainian speaking psychologist and therapist.
Dr Oksana Hunko provides diagnostic and support services to adults and children. She is highly experienced in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of issues in children, young people, and adults who are struggling with numerous types of concerns.
Tel: 04 33 88 588
WhatsApp: 0569053237
Email: info@kindcare.ae
Website: https://kindcare.ae
The Developing Child Centre
The Developing Child Centre (TDCC) is dedicated to developing the skills required by children to feel confident.
The centre provides specialist assessments and therapies in all areas of child development.
Tel: +97143011900
Email: info@tdcc.ae
Website: https://tdcc.ae/
Dr Shola Faniren
Dr Shola is a Consultant Paediatrician and Developmental Paediatrician at the Mediclinic City Hospital. Dr Faniran is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, with specialist training in child development and behaviour. She also has a PhD in Medicine from the University of Sydney, Australia.
Dr Shola has over 20 years experience in paediatrics with the last 15 years focused mainly on developmental and behavioural paediatrics. Prior to relocating to Dubai in 2008, she was the clinical director at the Royal Far West Children’s Health Scheme in Sydney Australia, where she provided clinical leadership for the provision of health care for over 3,500 children annually.
She is strong at idenifying and supporting potential also ASD and ADHD.
Tel: 800 1999
Website: https://www.mediclinic.ae/en/corporate/doctors/8/shola-adeola-faniran.htmlhttps://kindcare.ae
Dr Annelyse Ballin
Dr Ballin is a paediatric ear nose and throat [ENT] specialist in all areas including nasal obstruction, nasal allergies, septal deviation, nasal deformities, facial pain, throat pain, voice disorders, cough, snoring, sleep apnoea, hearing problems, ear problems, enlarged tonsils, glue ears, and protruding ears.She is also a strong believer that restful sleeping and proper breathing are fundamental for children and adults to become their best high-performance version. She has experience and passion in sleep and breathing areas, and will provide sleep studies when indicated.
Tel: +971 4 577 6500
Email : info@genesis-dubai.com
Website: https://www.genesis-dubai.com/our_doctors/dr-annelyse-ballin/
Sarah Darwish
Audiologist
Sarah holds a Doctor of Audiology from A.T. Still University, USA, and a Master of Clinical Audiology from the University of Western Australia.
With more than 18 years of experience in audiology, Sarah has embraced various roles, including adult rehabilitation audiologist, vestibular audiologist, and paediatric audiologist, culminating in a comprehensive grasp of the field’s specialties.
Sarah’s special interests lie in delivering evidence-based practices and solutions to address each patient’s individualized needs. She derives great fulfillment from guiding individuals towards their goals.
Her proficiency spans a broad spectrum of audiological care, encompassing:
• Play-based hearing assessment for toddlers & children
• Diagnostic hearing evaluation for older children & adults
• Implant candidacy assessment
• Tinnitus & hyperacusis management
• Auditory processing disorder assessment
• Newborn hearing screening
• Hearing aid fittings, including electroacoustic evaluation
• Vestibular rehabilitation
• Hearing protection and education
• Diagnostic hearing evaluation for older children & adults
• Implant candidacy assessment
• Tinnitus & hyperacusis management
• Auditory processing disorder assessment
• Newborn hearing screening
• Hearing aid fittings, including electroacoustic evaluation
• Vestibular rehabilitation
• Hearing protection and education
As Sarah expands her horizons through advanced certifications and an unwavering commitment to her vocation, her endeavours translate into impactful solutions and an enhanced quality of life for those she treats.
If you would like to make an appointment to see Sarah, please get in touch.
Telephone: +971 4 577 6500
Email: info@genesis-dubai.com
Website: https://www.genesis-dubai.com
Dr Millicent Grim
Consultant Opthamologist & LASIK Specialist
Dr. Millicent graduated in Medicine as well as Ophthalmology from the Medical School of the University of Pretoria in South Africa, and has a Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Diploma from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. She was associate head of Department of Ophthalmology at The Pretoria Academic Hospitals and did numerous rural eye tours providing cataract and other surgical care in underserved regions.
Dr Millicent specialises in Refractive Surgery, including Excimer Laser LASIK & PRK; Phakic IOL Surgery; ICRS with INTACS/Ferrara/Kerarings; Cataract Surgery; Corneal Transplantation, Corneal and External Disease including Corneal Ulcer and Contact Lens Management, Dry Eye management, Paediatric Amblyopia and refractive Management.
Telephone: +971 4 703 9444
Email: info@gulffamilyclinic.com
Website: https://gulffamilyclinic.com/
Catia Pineza
Orthoptist
Catia is a European certified Orthoptist and a member of the International Orthoptics Association (IOA). She graduated and received her BSc in Orthoptics from the Lisbon School of Health Technology in Portugal and has over 16 years of experience working in private practice and in National Health Hospitals in Europe and in the United Arab Emirates.
Her speciality includes:
- Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)
- Wobbly Eyes (Nystagmus)
- Crossed Eyes or Eye Misalignment (Strabismus)
- Double Vision (Diplopia)
- Ocular Head Posture
Catia has worked with children and adults with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, and behavioural disorders. Her special areas of work are Orthoptics, Visual Comprehensive assessments, Sports Vision Assessments, Low Vision and Rehabilitation therapy plans.
Telephone: +971 4 324 3244
Email: info@spanisheyeclinic.com
Website: https://www.spanisheyeclinic.com
