Sarah El Nabulsi

With over 15 years of experience in the art and science of self-development and psychotherapy, I can help you restore balance to your life. If you have been struggling recently or for a long time with severe symptoms we will start there and work our way to a better inner state and better life. I have worked with adults and adolescents resolving challenges with varying intensities, men and women from numerous backgrounds and nationalities and I am comfortable with issues of cultural sensitivity.

Areas of expertise

• Mood Disorders (Bipolar and related Disorders, Depressive Disorders)
• Anxiety Disorders
• Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
• Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
• Feeding and Eating Disorders
• And numerous other issues such as Family conflict, cultural shock, career difficulties, stress management, etc.

Certifications

• Cognitive-behavioral Therapy Treatment for Anxiety – Beck Institute, Online
• Cognitive-behavioral Therapy Treatment for Depression – Beck Institute, Online
• Happiness Interventions – UC Berkely X, Online
• Certified Teacher of the Transcendental Meditation Program – Maharishi European University, South Africa

My promise to you is this, I will lead you to the best of my ability using the most effective and evidence based approaches from Clinical Psychology to developing your wellness and life satisfaction.

My approach is Bio-psychosocial and we will design a treatment intervention that would start to improve the quality of your life almost immediately while the deeper more long-term work is being done.

My therapeutic tools include Psychology’s latest and most researched methods:

I am from Lebanese and Canadian origins and I speak Arabic, English and French. I studied and worked in Canada, USA and UAE Kuwait, and Lebanon.

Education History

• B.S. of Psychology from Concordia University (Canada)
• M.A. Vedic Science of Wellness (USA)
• MSc Clinical Psychology from United Arab Emirates University (UAE)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders Certificate from Beck Institute (Online)
• Science of Happiness from UC Berkeley X (Online)
• Transcendental Meditation Certified Teacher From Global Country of World Peace (South Africa)

Work Experience

• Clinical Psychologist and Counselor since 2012 (worked in Canada, UAE, Lebanon, Kuwait)
• Meditation Teacher since 2007 (USA, Lebanon, Syria, UAE)
• Workshop provider since 2016 (worked in UAE, Lebanon)
• Clinical Researcher since 2013 (worked in Canada, UAE)

Research Experience

I’ve conducted numerous research studies including one of the first studies on happiness (Subjective Wellbeing) in the U.A.E. in 2015

• El Nabulsi, Sarah (November 2015). Predicting Subjective Well-being using social support and mindfulness for United Arab Emirates University students. Presented at The International Psychology Conference Dubai
• Deschênes, S.S., Aubé, K., El Nabulsi, S., Pratte, K., Tutino, J., Wenzel, K., & Gouin, J.P. (November 2013). Predictors of Heart Rate Variability Reactivity to Worry-Inducing Tasks. Presented at the 47th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Anxiety Special Group, Nashville, Tennessee. Presented at the 82nd annual conference of the Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS)

Language Spoken

• Arabic
• English
• French