Dr. Maisa Ziadni is a clinical psychologist trained and licensed in California, USA and licensed with the Dubai Health Authority

She is bilingual, offering therapy in English and Arabic, and has worked at Stanford University for the last 7 years helping people overcome a range of mental health challenges. Dr. Maisa is experienced in working with clients from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of emotional difficulties including:

• Anxiety 
• Depression
• Stress
• Trauma 
• Adjustment issues
• Relationship difficulties.  

In addition, Dr. Maisa is specialised as a pain psychologist and has trained and worked at Stanford University’s Pain Medicine Clinic for 7 years. She has a special interest in health psychology, spanning:

• Adjustment to chronic illness (e.g. diabetes) 
• Pain management and related distress
• Sleep difficulties 

Dr. Maisa uses an integrative approach to treatment including cognitive-behavioural therapy, emotion-focused therapy, biofeedback and values-based treatments.

She has co-authored over 57 peer-reviewed articles, with a focus on developing and testing novel and brief treatments to improve psychological and physical symptoms.

Treatment Approaches:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• CBT-I (sleep problems)
• Emotional Awareness and Expression Training
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Biofeedback

Qualifications and Professional Education 

• Stanford University Pain Management Center, Palo Alto, California, Post Doctoral Fellow and Clinical Assistant Professor.
• PhD Clinical Psychology with a Specialisation in Health Psychology, Wayne State University School of Medicine (2016) Michigan, U.S.A.
• MSc Clinical Psychology with a Specialization in Health Psychology (2010) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. 
• Licensed Psychologist in California, U.S.A. and Dubai Health Authority (DHA).