Dr. Marwa Abd El Hamid

Dr. Marwa Abd El Hamid is a licensed clinical and educational psychologist who completed her dual doctoral (Ph.D.) from AIN SHAMS University. She has many diplomas and Certifications from many international organizations like Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and a clinical diploma.

She is over 20 years of clinical experience in the field of Mental Health, Counseling, supervision and training- teaching in academia as a delegated lecturer in the American University in Emirates (AUE), Middlesex University Dubai (MDX), and Alexandria University in Egypt and several Companies like Vox Media, (RTA) Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Ministry of Energy and infrastructure in Dubai and working with most of the nationalities.

As a professional psychologist always consider the importance of the client's religious, national, cultural, and personal circumstances backgrounds. Her therapeutic approach is to use several methods of modern psychotherapy for short - long therapy for children & special needs, young people and adults through sessions with individuals, couples, and families, or group therapy based on the needs of the client (CBT), (DBT), (REBT), (CFT), (ACT), (SFBT),(PPT), (GA), etc. Also, she still studies schema therapy for personality disorder.

Some of her professional Experiences:

• Anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias
• Mood disorders (Depression, bipolar disorder)
• Eating disorders
• Personality disorders
• Post-traumatic stress disorder PSTD
• Psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia
• Somatic symptoms and related disorder
• Substance-Related and Addictive Disorder
• Paraphilic disorders
• Sexual Dysfunctions
• Gender Dysphoria & Conversion disorders
• Sleep-wake disorder
• Adjustment disorders
• Stress-related disorders
• Grief and loss
• Self-harm behaviors
• Pre-marital & Marital issues
• Low self-esteem & Body image issues
• Psychoeducation -Child / special need psychology Including Cognitive disorders, Memory disturbance, Attention-deficit, hyperactivity disorder, behavior modification, and any related disorders

Area of Specialization:

• Kids & Special needs (play therapy)

• Dealing with Autism - Asperger – Down syndrome using (PECS –TEACCH –HELP –LOVAAS-INTEGRATION-PORTAGE).

• Skills development

• Childhood Emotional disorders.

• Behavioral Problems

• Attention difficulties

• Developmental learning difficulties

• Cognitive difficulties

• Difficulties of remembering

• Difficulties in conceptual formation

• Difficulty solving problems

Qualification and Membership:

• Ph.D. In Psychology Ain-Shams University

• Master’s In Educational Psychology Ain-Shams University

• Special Diploma in Mental Health Alexandria University.

• Professional Diploma in Special Education Alexandria University

• Educational Diploma in Education At Alexandria University

• Cda, Dubai

• American Psychological Association (APA)

• Egyptian Psychologists Association( RANM)

• Egyptian Association for Psychological Studies (EAPS)

• Psychologist

Therapeutic Approach:

• Kids & Special needs (play therapy).

• Dealing with Autism - Asperger – Down syndrome using (PECS – TEACCH –HELP –LOVAAS- INTEGRATION-PORTAGE).

• Skills development.

• Childhood Emotional disorders.

• Behavioral Problems.

• Attention difficulties.

• Developmental learning difficulties.

• Cognitive difficulties.

• Difficulties of remembering.

• Difficulties in conceptual formation.

• Difficulty solving problems