Growing up, I did not think I would be a psychologist. It wasn’t this common in our Lebanese culture and I was mainly planning on becoming an engineer. I focused on mathematics and physics, even graduating high school in General Science with distinction. But when it came time to apply to universities, something inside me—my gut feeling—kept telling me to stop. So I did. With no backup plan, I found myself in the middle of an existential crisis. Me, the planner, the perfectionist, suddenly had no plan and no idea what to do next. But that same gut feeling, the one I had finally started listening to, pushed me toward doing what I love most for once: to study humans—their behavior, their emotions, their wounds—and bring as much light as I possibly can to the darkness they experience. So, I chose to follow that calling and started my journey at the Lebanese University. The more I learned, the deeper I fell in love with this profession. The more I understood, the more empathy I felt. And the harder I worked, the more I realized how much self-awareness and personal growth were required from me as well.
Today, I can speak endlessly about why I love this profession—though many of the beautiful souls I’ve worked with have already felt it without me saying the words. I’ve come to understand that in our sessions, it is a partnership, and our relationship is what matters the most. I don’t provide you a space to feel safe because the space is already yours, I just honor it and allow it to exist.
And I promise you this: the more you grow, the more work I will continue doing on myself. Because I can only help you reach the places I’ve had the courage to reach within myself—and your healing will always inspire mine.