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GAIA Wellbeing Gaia Wellbeing is your happy place! It’s a place where you come to grow, heal, feel safe and loved

Happy Mother’s Day 🌸🌸 To All the Amazing Fighters every where 💕From our founders with love & Peace to the World 🕊️
21/03/2026

Happy Mother’s Day 🌸🌸
To All the Amazing Fighters every where 💕

From our founders with love & Peace to the World 🕊️

Eid Mubarak from our family to yours 🤍✨ We wish you a blessed and joyous Eid filled with love✨
19/03/2026

Eid Mubarak from our family to yours 🤍✨
We wish you a blessed and joyous Eid filled with love✨

We are now opened in District 5 For bookings call or text us
27/02/2026

We are now opened in District 5

For bookings call or text us

Meet Engy El Guindy,Engy is Gaia’s co-founder. She is a child and adolescent development specialist who supports childre...
24/02/2026

Meet Engy El Guindy,

Engy is Gaia’s co-founder. She is a child and adolescent development specialist who supports children and parents through a mindful and holistic approach. She holds a Master of Science in Psychology with a concentration in Child and Adolescent Development from Southern New Hampshire University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from The American University in Cairo. She is also a connected parenting practitioner in training.

She has worked with children and adolescents in both NGO and private settings, supporting those affected by trauma, abuse, and other social challenges. She had also led social and emotional learning workshops in schools and community spaces, helping children develop core life skills such as compassion, gratitude, and social and emotional awareness.

Engy is a certified mindfulness teacher, yoga instructor, and has studied Holistic Nutrition at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN). Her work is informed by psychological research and enriched by her background in social work, mindfulness and holistic health. She deeply believes in the mind-body connection and integrates practices that support both

As a mother herself, Engy brings warmth, empathy, and real-world understanding to her work — especially when guiding new and expecting parents through the early stages of parenting.

Through non-clinical, holistic, and evidence based strategies, she helps children thrive and empowers parents to build deeper, more connected relationships with their kids.

Swipe to know more about her upcoming workshops in March!
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On Moving On” — A Sentimental, Psychoanalytic, Heart-Punching PieceThere is a special kind of grief that comes with movi...
07/02/2026

On Moving On” — A Sentimental, Psychoanalytic, Heart-Punching Piece

There is a special kind of grief that comes with moving on.
Not the loud kind—the kind that screams into pillows and breaks plates.
I’m talking about the quiet one.
The kind Freud would say slips into your dreams.
The kind that sits on your chest at 2 AM and whispers:
“You lost something you never got to finish.”

Moving on is not heroic.
It’s not linear.
It’s not a pastel-colored Pinterest quote.

It’s mourning a version of you that waited too long for closure that never came.
It’s forgiving yourself for believing in people who treated you as optional.
It’s realizing that the love you were starving for
was actually supposed to come from you.

People always say, “Let it go.”
But here’s the truth psychoanalysis won’t sugarcoat:

You don’t “let go.”
You outgrow.

You shed the wish.
You bury the fantasy.
You grieve the person you were when you still had hope they would choose you.

And then—almost accidentally—
you wake up one day and it doesn’t hurt as sharply.
It’s not that you no longer care.
It’s that your heart has finally understood
that the person you wanted them to be
never existed outside of your imagination.

And that’s okay.

Because moving on is not about winning.
Not about being better or stronger or healed.

It’s simply the moment you become tired of bleeding for a story
that cannot be rewritten.

It’s the moment you realize:
“I deserved someone who didn’t make me question my worth.”

You won’t celebrate this moment.
You won’t even notice it.
But you’ll feel it—
in the quiet.
In the peace.
In the fact that you no longer go looking for the ghost.

And maybe that’s what growth is.
Not fireworks.
Not closure.
Just the slow return to yourself
after being lost in someone else’s world.

And that, my love,
is how you move on:
Not by forgetting the story…
but by finally remembering who the main character was.

Welcome to the Team Noha Senior clinical Psychologist Masters of Arts in psychology Noha is trained in motivating client...
26/01/2026

Welcome to the Team Noha

Senior clinical Psychologist
Masters of Arts in psychology

Noha is trained in motivating clients in issues related to self-image, body image, communication within families, self-esteem issues and finding better coping strategies.
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Treatment methods that she offers are CBT in a non-judgmental and safe environment. Noha uses therapeutic techniques such as the ‘here and now ‘ to explore how we relate to others, the world and ourselves.

What is a generalised anxiety disorder ? GADGeneralised Anxiety Disorder (often called GAD) is a mental health condition...
26/01/2026

What is a generalised anxiety disorder ? GAD

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (often called GAD) is a mental health condition where a person experiences persistent, excessive worry about everyday things—even when there’s little or no real reason to worry.

It’s not just “being anxious.” The worry in GAD is:
• Chronic (most days, for at least 6 months)
• Hard to control
• Out of proportion to the actual situation

What do people with GAD worry about?

Almost anything, often several things at once:
• Health
• Family or children
• Work or finances
• Relationships
• “What if” scenarios about the future
Even when one worry is resolved, another quickly replaces it.

Common symptoms

Psychological
• Constant overthinking
• Feeling on edge or restless
• Difficulty concentrating
• Irritability
• Fear that something bad will happen

Physical
• Muscle tension (neck, shoulders, jaw)
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Sleep problems
• Stomach issues (nausea, IBS-like symptoms)
• Palpitations or shortness of breath

How it’s different from normal anxiety

Everyone worries sometimes. With GAD:
• The worry is excessive and uncontrollable
• It interferes with daily life
• The body stays in a long-term stress (fight-or-flight) mode

What causes GAD?

Usually a mix of:
• Genetic vulnerability
• Personality traits (perfectionism, high responsibility)
• Chronic stress or trauma
• Neurochemical factors (e.g. serotonin, GABA)
• Early life experiences

How is it treated?

GAD is very treatable. Evidence-based options include:
• Psychotherapy (especially CBT, ACT, mindfulness-based therapy)
• Medication (such as SSRIs/SNRIs, when needed)
• Lifestyle work: sleep, movement, reducing caffeine, stress regulation
• Nervous system regulation (breathing, somatic techniques)

Welcome to the Team Noha Micheal Biography NOHA MICHAELNoha has obtained her degree in clinical Psychology from Sussex U...
26/01/2026

Welcome to the Team Noha Micheal

Biography
NOHA MICHAEL

Noha has obtained her degree in clinical Psychology from Sussex University, in England followed by her Masters degree in Clinical Psychology, from California Southern. She is trained in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) as well as the psychodynamic approach, which focused on the family, root causes and upbringing. Her clinical experience includes working with patients in the U.K., where she lived for eight years. This gave her insight into multicultural issues and personal differences. She gained experience at Behman Hospital, dealing with a wide range of mental disorders. Her area of specialization is post-traumatic stress disorders and relationships. In addition, she has an extensive understanding of issues related to food addiction, grief therapy, anxiety disorders and relationships difficulties. Noha is trained in motivating patients in issues related to self-image, body image, communication within families, self-esteem issues and finding better coping strategies.
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Treatment methods that she offers are CBT in a non-judgmental and safe environment. Noha uses therapeutic techniques such as the ‘here and now ‘ to explore how we relate to others, the world and ourselves. On a personal level, Noha is a long-time T.M. /siddhi meditator and is highly experienced in mindfulness and meditation practices. She uses these techniques in the psychotherapeutic setting by focusing on solution-based strategies. Mindfulness practices works especially well for anger management, mood disorders and the various anxiety disordsers.

🏖️ How Sandtray Therapy Works with KidsSandtray therapy is a non-verbal, play-based therapeutic approach where children ...
05/01/2026

🏖️ How Sandtray Therapy Works with Kids

Sandtray therapy is a non-verbal, play-based therapeutic approach where children use a tray of sand and miniature figures to express their inner world.

Children often cannot verbalize emotions the way adults do. Sandtray gives them a language beyond words.

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🧠 The Core Idea

“What a child cannot say, they can show.”

By creating scenes in the sand, children project:
• Feelings
• Fears
• Trauma
• Attachment patterns
• Family dynamics
• Conflicts and wishes

🧺 The Setup

1. The Tray
• Shallow rectangular tray
• Usually painted blue inside (symbolizing water/sky)
• Can be used dry or wet

2. Miniatures

Figures representing:
• People (adults, children, families)
• Animals (wild, domestic, mythical)
• Houses, schools, vehicles
• Nature (trees, rocks, water)
• Fantasy, heroes, monsters
• Religious or cultural symbols

🧩 What Happens in a Session

Step 1: Invitation

The therapist gently invites the child:

“You can make a world in the sand—any way you like.”

No right or wrong. No pressure to talk.
Step 2: Creation

The child:
• Chooses miniatures
• Places them in the sand
• Builds a scene or multiple scenes

The therapist:
• Observes silently
• Tracks patterns, emotions, distance, placement
• Provides a safe, containing presence

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Step 3: Meaning-Making (Optional)

Depending on age and readiness:
• Child may explain the scene
• Or therapist reflects gently:
• “This one looks very alone”
• “There’s a lot happening here”

Interpretation is minimal and careful—never imposed.

👶 What Sandtray Helps With

✔️ Trauma & abuse
✔️ Attachment issues
✔️ Anxiety & fears
✔️ Anger & aggression
✔️ Grief & loss
✔️ Divorce & family conflict
✔️ Selective mutism
✔️ Neurodivergent children
✔️ Psychosomatic symptoms

Online consultations for parents available

For booking call us or dm us

Welcome to the Team, Julie Bellian Meet our new Child Specialist, Miss Julie Bellian, MA. With over 25 years of holistic...
05/01/2026

Welcome to the Team,

Julie Bellian

Meet our new Child Specialist, Miss Julie Bellian, MA.

With over 25 years of holistic and cross-cultural counselling experience, in a range of diverse community settings, Miss Julie now specialises in therapeutic activities for children, including pre-school ages. The focus of these sessions is to facilitate enhancement of learning, develop emotional mastery, and release obstacles to rational behaviours.

This is a non-invasive way to approach any issues of concern to parents, from acute distress to ‘normal childhood stresses.

Miss Julie also works positively with mixed abilities.
Hands-on coaching and useful tips for parents are also on offer, as a natural way to build the parent/child connection without stigma.

Professional Background:
Miss Julie began her work of supporting international families, with an M.A. in Women’s Studies, followed by years of highly specialized training in a range of expressive and psychodynamic approaches to health and well being. The past 10 years has been spent as a school-based Counsellor, adapting this diversity of useful knowledge to the culturally specific character of Egypt, with all its wealth of wisdom for healing mind, body and soul.

We are excited to announce that Gaia wellbeing and Acpp Egypt 🇪🇬 are now opening their doors 🚪 and going East. We are no...
19/12/2025

We are excited to announce that Gaia wellbeing and Acpp Egypt 🇪🇬 are now opening their doors 🚪 and going East. We are no in District 5.

Taking bookings now
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Gaia wellbeing # 0100 4636683
ACPP Egypt # +20 106 6936163

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Gaia Wellbeing, Beverly Hills, Sheikh Zayed, 6 October City
6 October City
12588

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 10pm
Tuesday 8am - 10pm
Wednesday 8am - 10pm
Thursday 8am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
Sunday 8am - 10pm

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