Getting Started

Is therapy right for you?

A short, private set of questions to help you sort out your thoughts before booking a session. Nothing you enter is saved or sent anywhere. No data is saved or transmitted.

What brings you here today?

Tick anything that fits. This is just for you, and no one else sees it.

• Feeling constantly overwhelmed or anxious
• Struggling with burnout or work-related stress
• Experiencing relationship or marital difficulties
• Wanting to work on our relationship as a couple
• Dealing with a past traumatic event
• Navigating a major life transition
• Seeking deeper self-understanding
• Struggling with self-esteem or identity

What happens next?

1. Book via HRIC Dubai: Pick a time that works for you through the HRIC booking portal.
2. Your First Session: We talk through what is going on, a little of your background, and what you would like to change. No pressure, no homework.
3. A Plan That Fits You: Together we shape an approach around your goals, using proven methods like CBT or EMDR.

Crisis Disclaimer

This platform is not for emergencies. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, having thoughts of self-harm, or need immediate assistance, please go to your nearest hospital emergency department or contact emergency services immediately.

Further reading

• How Therapists Notice Communication Patterns in an Initial Consultation: A clinician-perspective explanation of how communication style, pauses, self-monitoring, and emotional distance can become useful therapeutic observations during an initial consultation.
• What to Expect in Your First Therapy Session: A practical appointment guide covering how to prepare for a first therapy session, what happens in the room, questions, confidentiality, and next steps.
• The Feelings Wheel: A Tool for Naming What You Feel: Most of us reach for words like fine, stressed, or bad to describe complex inner experiences. The Feelings Wheel offers a more precise vocabulary for what is actually happening inside.