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Supporting and Educating the UAE Community is My First Priority


I am a consultant Health Psychologist in Dubai, registered in New Zealand, and licensed by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA).

As a consultant to various businesses, hotels, a health insurance company, and two of the major hospitals in the region, it is my mission to lend my expertise to the people of Dubai, and the UAE, in the most effective way possible.

I arrived here over 9 years ago after completing an Honorary Research Fellowship at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) because I saw a great need for psychological support services in the health and medical community here.

I am on a breast cancer support group committee ('Brest Friends') helping to organise monthy meetings, and I have taught Psychology and Health Psychology at university level here. I am also the Secretary for the Brest Friends charitable organisation (in partnership with the Al Jalila Foundation - an initiative
founded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai).

I write regular contributions on Health Psychology related topics for some of the leading editorials, have presented at numerous seminars and conferences, and am a regular guest on both television and radio. See 'Recent Work' for some recent work.

I am committed to ongoing learning, and I do my best to keep up with the latest trends in health, as well as regularly attending educational seminars and conferences, as required by the DHA.

I have a particular interest in major diseases affecting people in the UAE- especially cancer and HIV / AIDs- and I am keen to do anything I can to raise awareness, including volunteering my services to people in need.

I also want to raise awareness on the importance of seeking help for psychological problems, and to decrease stigma and shame associated with seeing a psychologist. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a person who wants to sort out their problems and learn ways to improve themselves so they can experience a happy life and the feeling of being in much greater control.

From my past research, I maintain a strong interest in psychoneuroimmunology (the effect of the mind / brain on the immune system), and emotional control (a coping strategy involving the suppression of negative emotions).

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Dr Melanie, English Psychologist

 
 
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