Balsam is a dedicated psychotherapist who has great interest in helping people change. She collaboratively works with clients to facilitate improvement in their quality of life. Her qualifications, diverse experiences, and advanced trainings provide rich perspectives on how she conducts sessions. In addition to providing individual psychotherapy sessions, Balsam leads the bilingual DBT skills classes; the center runs classes for both patients and mental health professionals (more information can be found below).
Balsam is part of the Maria Den Braven DBT consultation team. Additionally, Balsam is a presenter and trainer in training for DBT MENA, which is the exclusive affiliate of Behavioral Tech Institute in the MENA region.
Professional Training:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- DBT Prolonged Exposure Therapy (DBT PE)
- DBT Substance Use Disorder (DBT SUD)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Nutritional Counselling
Education:
PhD in Health Sciences 2015, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
PGDip in Health Sciences with Distinction 2010, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
DBT SKILLS CLASSES
Details are included in the forms.
Skills class for clients / patients – participants form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch4LeRpJLon9dEObvOxWXwUGYMpLWefqxpCANSik5Yt0Y4BQ/viewform?usp=header
Skills class for mental health professionals: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdycTu89KsO6Z6K2g095Z9eT9ZzB2kd9Xbfg2P-KDQM3a0Eig/viewform?usp=header
Referral form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDSA5dK6R0oM0xR6FCmY8uOwp8IMj3SDPv1s6Fk-X2ljcTuA/viewform?usp=header
