Therapists & Clinics

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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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/

Inspire Therapy

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.

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

Website: https://www.drsrirampsychiatrist.com/

KindCare

The Developing Child Centre

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/

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/

Website: https://www.spanisheyeclinic.com