Depression & Anxiety
Evidence-Based Recovery Pathways
Dr. Dona Psychology Clinic
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About This Division
Our Depression & Anxiety division offers structured, evidence-based treatment for mood and anxiety disorders. By uniting gold-standard therapeutic methods with compassionate care we help you move from surviving to thriving with clear milestones and measurable progress. Our depression and anxiety treatment in Dubai provides personalised care that addresses your symptoms, emotional wellbeing, and everyday challenges. Your treatment is tailored to your unique needs, helping you develop practical strategies to manage difficult thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Those considering depression and anxiety treatment in JLT can access a supportive and personal space where experienced therapists help you express yourself openly about your concerns. With the right guidance and consistent support meaningful and lasting progress is possible.
Conditions We Address
Is This Right For You?
- 1 People who feel persistently low, empty, or hopeless even when life looks fine from the outside, and whose daily activities no longer feel as enjoyable or meaningful as they once did. Depression and anxiety treatment in Dubai can provide the right support for managing these emotional challenges.
- 2 Anyone experiencing panic attacks, constant worry, or a sense of dread they cannot explain, especially when these feelings begin to affect sleep, work, relationships, or everyday life. Professional depression and anxiety treatment can help address these concerns with personalised therapeutic support.
- 3 Expats in Dubai who feel isolated, disconnected, or struggling to adjust to life away from home, whether due to cultural changes, work pressure, relationships or limited support. Accessible depression and anxiety treatment in Dubai can offer a supportive space to work through these challenges.
- 4 People who have tried to ‘push through’ but find the anxiety or depression keeps returning, making it difficult to maintain emotional balance and enjoy their usual routines.
- 5 Anyone who wants to understand why they feel the way they do and have a structured, personalised plan to feel differently, build healthier coping strategies, and move forward with greater confidence.
How We Work
Our Therapeutic Approaches
Evidence-based methods, tailored to your specific needs and goals.
Your therapist may use one approach or a combination, depending on your condition and goals. Contact us for more information.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
The most extensively researched treatment for depression and anxiety. Targets the thought-feeling-behaviour cycle directly, helping you recognise unhelpful patterns and develop healthier ways of responding to challenges.
Behavioral Activation
A structured method for tackling depression that interrupts the withdrawal cycle by re-establishing engagement with activities that hold significance. It aids you in gradually re-establishing routines, relationships and experiences that promote emotional wellbeing.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Helps you stop fighting your internal experience and instead build a life aligned with your values. ACT develops psychological flexibility and practical skills for responding to difficult thoughts and emotions, making it a valuable approach within depression and anxiety treatment in JLT.
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Focuses on the relationship between mood and interpersonal events, particularly useful for depression triggered by life transitions, relationship difficulties, grief or changes in social roles.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Specifically designed to prevent depressive relapse by building awareness of early warning signs. In Dubai, it is part of the treatment for depression and anxiety it combines mindfulness with cognitive techniques to enhance emotional awareness and balance.
Your Specialists
Meet the Team in This Division
Vidya Suzan Jose
Clinical Psychologist
Zaynab Obaidi
Counselling Psychologist
Rama Hamarsheh
Psychologist
What to Expect in Your First Session
Your first session is a 50-minute clinical assessment. Your psychologist will explore your history, current symptoms and what has or has not worked before. You will discuss your goals and agree on a treatment approach together. There is no pressure to share more than you are comfortable with; the first session is about building trust as much as it is about gathering information. If you are considering depression and anxiety treatment in Dubai, this first session helps your psychologist acknowledge your concerns and suggest the best next steps.