Sarah el Nabulsi, MS.c., M.A.
“I believe that if we don’t master our minds we will forever be vulnerable to worries, anxieties, depression and to the changing circumstances of life; we will miss out on the joys that we do have and the ones we are capable of creating in our lives.”
As species we are continuously evolving, we excelled at meeting our primary needs through the industrial revolution; food, shelter, and physical safety; now, we find ourselves having the awareness and luxury of thinking about our more complex needs such as love, true connection, purpose, and life satisfaction. As we should. I believe that life can be lived in peace, inner freedom and outer success but first we must master our mind.
We must fine tune that neurological miracle of a machine and elevate it’s ability to perceive the world in a manner that brings us joy and life satisfaction. If we don’t, we are left with it’s instinctual tendency to worry intensely about the future, be saddened endlessly about the past and miss out on all the blessings we do have in the present.
With 15 years of experience in the art and science of self-exploration and self-development, I can help you restore balance to your life. If you have been struggling with severe symptoms we will start there and work our way to a better inner state and consequently better life circumstances. I have worked with adults and adolescents on various issues with varying intensities, university students in the U.S. and Canada, very busy businessmen and women from various nationalities working in the G.C.C. etc. We worked on:
Mood Disorders (Bipolar and related Disorders, Depressive Disorders)
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Sexual Dysfunctions
And numerous other issues such as Family conflict, cultural
shock, career difficulties, stress management, etc.
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, Neuroscience, and Positive Psychology, to developing your wellness and life satisfaction.
My approach is Bio-psychosocial which means that I will assess the role of your physical nervous system (brain & body), your psychological state and your social relationships and how they all interact to impact your wellness. Best on the assessment of all these factors 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:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy
Neuroscience
Nutritional Psychology
Mindfulness.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Compassion Focused Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
I am from Lebanese and Canadian origins and I speaks 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.
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)
