Feeling Guilty Isn’t the Same as Being Guilty
He is at home. He is completely fine. So why does one hour feel like something I have to explain? A new mother sits at a small café table. There is a cup of coffee going cold in front of…
What does becoming an expat feel like? Glamour and grief
The cups I drink my morning coffee from in Dubai were bought deliberately, to match the ones I have in South Africa. The cup in my hand has not changed. Everything behind it has — the view, the weather, the…
How to Make the Most of Your Online Therapy Session: A Clinician’s Pre-Session Guide
If you’ve booked an online session with me — or you’re thinking about whether to — there’s something I find myself saying to almost every client in the first few minutes. A few small things on your end shape what’s…
Online Therapy in Dubai: What the Research Actually Says — A Clinical Reading of Five Papers
A clinical psychologist in Dubai reads five research papers on online therapy in full. What the evidence actually shows — and where it genuinely runs out — for clients navigating life in the UAE.
A beginning and an end
Today I closed my office door at 1 Military Hospital for the last time. As I drove away from the hospital I was filled with so many emotions. Sadness and loss for what I leave behind but also excitement for…