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Educational & Family consultant

Dr. Khalil Alzyoud

Dr. Khalil Al-Zyoud is a family relations consultant, certified and trained in: 
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from the “PSYCHWIRE” Institute.
  • TOT training course
  • Portage Early Intervention Course with distinction from the Regional Specialized Academy for Training
  • A workshop with the Cultural Society for Childhood and Youth on the problems of young men and women in Jordan. A behaviour modification course at the Nour Al-Hussein Family Health Care Foundation – Amman.
  • Sign language teaching course (beginner) from the University of Jordan.
  • Behaviour modification methods course from the Quest Scope Foundation of the Ministry of Social Development
  • Trainers course in awareness and care

Dr. Khalil is an expert in human psychology by working in matters of preparation for choosing a life partner and working to bring up children in a psychologically safe environment. He won the Educational Academy Award for Best Speaker of the Year 2020 through the Dubai Government and is the author of the book “Beware of Procreation.” And obtained the Educational Oscar for the best speaker in the Dubai Government for the year 2020 in the award organized by the Human Resources Development centre.

Education:

  •  Doctorate in Special Education with a thesis, the contents of which were approved (without modification), entitled:

“The effectiveness of a training program to develop cognitive competencies to prevent disability in a Jordanian sample of parents and teachers”

  • Master of Special Education – University of Islamic Sciences. Very good grade.
  • Higher Diploma in Clinical Psychology – Al-Ahliyya Amman University.
  • Bachelor’s degree in special education – Faculty of Educational 

Sciences – University of Jordan, with a very good grade.

  • Diploma in Special Education – Intermediate University College

Work outside MDB:

  • He’s a part-time lecturer on educational and family affairs at the University of Jordan.
  • He also does Arab and local satellite channels and radio stations.
  • Teaching the Communication Skills course at the University of Jordan for the summer semester 2021
  • Trainer in issues of communication and relationship building, social and emotional intelligence and its applications in homes and institutions in the United Arab Emirates (Al Ain) with the ITI Foundation.

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The Founder & Head Specialist

Basma Kilani is the founder and Head Specialist of Maria Den Braven Centre. She is a certified DBT Clinician™ and Director of the training company DBT MENA

Special Educational Needs & Inclusive Practice Specialist

Dima AlMasri is a Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Practice Specialist with 19 years of experience working in academic settings.

Psychologist

Ola Khourchid is a Senior Psychologist with an MSc in Psychology from the University of Liverpool. Since joining Maria Den Braven Center in 2015,

Psychoanalyst

Muhannad Halaseh is a Senior Therapist and Psychoanalyst specializing in psychodynamic approaches to adult mental health. His clinical expertise includes working with adults experiencing mood and personality disorders, with a particular focus on depression and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

Educational & Family consultant

Dr. Khalil Al-Zyoud is a family relations consultant and an expert in human psychology by working in matters of preparation for choosing a life partner and working to bring up children in a psychologically safe environment…

Clinical Psychologist

Vesna Orehovac Shalabi is a Senior Clinical Psychologist with an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Belgrade University (1982). She has extensive international experience working with clients of all age groups across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa in war and post-war contexts.