Perla Maalouf

Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist with extensive experience across various professional settings in Lebanon and Kuwait.
Kuwait
English & Arabic
FSHN Health Group
Children, Adolescents & Adults

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist with extensive experience across various professional settings in Lebanon and Kuwait. Since 2017, I have been running my private practice, where I provide psychological assessments, diagnosis, and integrative therapeutic interventions.

 

I have worked with esteemed organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, offering mental health evaluations, psychotherapy, and psychoeducational programs on topics such as trauma, positive parenting, early marriage, and childhood development. My clinical experience spans diverse populations and cultural backgrounds.

 

I am trained in multiple therapeutic modalities, I am DBT and CBT informed, which enriches my clinical perspective. However, my primary therapeutic orientation is psychodynamic and psychoanalytic, with a focus on exploring childhood experiences, unconscious processes, relational patterns, and the deeper roots of emotional suffering.

 

My areas of interest and expertise include all types of trauma, psychosomatic disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, emotional dysregulation, and gender identity issues. I am committed to helping individuals understand the underlying causes of their symptoms and supporting them in achieving long-term healing, insight, and meaningful personal change.

Education and Training:

 

Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology from USEK, Lebanon

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Clinical Psychology from USEK, Lebanon

Psychodynamics and Psychoanalysis (BEING L.C.T.C, Lebanon)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (Behavioral Tech)

Psychiatry intensive training

Suicide Prevention and Management (EMBRACE, Lebanon)

Treatment of Eating Disorders (Middle East eating disorders association)

LGBT Mental and Sexual Health (Lebmash, Lebanon)

Specialty Interests:

 

Anxiety disorders

Mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder

Trauma-related conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Eating disorders, including bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating disorder

Personality disorders

Childhood trauma and adversity

Parenting support and guidance

Gender-based violence and intervention

Child protection and advocacy

Sexual abuse

Certifications:

 

DBT Intensive Training – Certified DBT Therapist (BEHAVIORAL TECH)

Training in Psychoanalysis (BEING Center – Beirut, Lebanon)

Certified NLP and Hypnotherapy Practionner (The American Board of NLP)

Treatment of Eating Disorders (MEEDA)

Professional Memberships:

 

Lebanese Order of Psychologists (LoPsy)

Lebanese Psychological Association (LPA)

American Psychological Association (APA)