Panic, OCD, eating disorders and body image
Dr Rassil Ghazzaoui lists panic disorder, OCD, eating disorders, personality disorders and psychosis, along with CBT. Her experience includes coordinating a psychosis recovery outreach programme and an eating disorders treatment outreach programme. She speaks English, French and Arabic.
Yara Sawan also lists eating disorders and OCD, but she works from a psychodynamic approach, which looks at the emotional roots of symptoms. Her languages match Rassil’s. Alison Kuit mentions eating and body image concerns and sees adolescents as well as adults. She speaks English.
Trauma and long-standing low mood
Haifa Ezzeddine names complex and developmental trauma and chronic depression as particular interests. She works with adults from age 21 in English and Arabic, and she combines contemporary psychodynamic therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Nazanin Sadegh Pour leads with CBT, then adds trauma-focused interventions and critical incident stress debriefing. She speaks Persian, English and Dutch, and she uses Motivational Interviewing with clients who want to change addictive behaviours. Dr Rudy Abi Habib works as a psychodynamic psychotherapist on trauma, depression, and grief and loss, in English, Arabic and French.
The two methods feel different in the room. CBT works on current thought patterns and offers practical tools. Psychodynamic work explores how earlier experiences shape present feelings and relationships. Read the two descriptions and notice which you would rather sit through.
Illness, grief and loss
Yara Sawan worked in psycho-oncology and palliative care at a university medical centre before moving to Dubai in 2024. She supported patients and families facing life-limiting illness. Izabel Tytar works with adults and couples on grief and loss, burnout, stress and trauma, in English, Spanish, Ukrainian and Russian. Haifa Ezzeddine and Alison Kuit also list grief.
Work stress and performance
Noran Hamid works with adults in English and Arabic on anxiety, stress, mood difficulties, trauma and workplace-related challenges. Her background spans biomedical sciences, psychology and business administration. Nazanin Sadegh Pour lists sport psychology, career counselling and life coaching, and she played point guard for the Netherlands national basketball team. Rassil Ghazzaoui and Alison Kuit tag workplace wellness, and Izabel Tytar lists burnout.
Relationships
Izabel Tytar describes many relationship difficulties as patterns built over time. Her profile says therapy helps clients trace where the patterns began and try different responses. Rudy Abi Habib lists relational difficulties, emotional regulation, self-esteem and life transitions. The Valens Clinic also runs couple therapy as a separate service, for two people who want to attend together.
What a profile cannot tell you
Profiles list qualifications, languages, approaches, concerns and licence numbers. They do not list fees, waiting times or session length, and none ranks one clinician above another. The clinic’s FAQ on fit says the relationship matters most. It invites you to raise any discomfort with the therapist, or to approach the medical director for alternatives.
Give the team your concern first
Email info@thevalensclinic.ae with your main concern, the language you prefer and any approach you want to try or avoid. The team can help you find the right clinician, usually within one working day. The Valens Clinic operates under Dubai Health Authority (DHA) licensing, and its Jumeirah site holds Community Development Authority (CDA) approval.