Dr. Hala M. S. Dabbagh is a Counseling Psychologist (Ph.D.) and Couples & Marital Therapist. She works with teenage and adult clients and has experience with depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and premarital/marital conflicts. With over 15 years as Head of the Counseling Department at CMS Girls School (ASG), Dr. Hala has extensive experience counseling adolescents and supporting families.
Her therapeutic approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), with a current focus on couple and marital conflict. She is passionate about helping people, especially couples in distress, using an integrative emotional, behavioral, and cognitive framework.
Certifications & Training
- Authorized Instructor, “Youth at Crossroads” — The Educational Resources Institute
- Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) Instructor — trained 9 parent groups (A.U.B. Alumni Club)
- Intensive on-site training in Cognitive Therapy — Beck Institute
- Family Therapy training — Queen Zein Sharaf College
- EABCT 2001 (XXXI Annual Congress) — Certificate of Attendance
- International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy — Speaker; presented “Prevalence of Mental Disorders in Jordan”
- Private Schools Cultural & Educational Council (yearly conference) — Speaker; workshop “The Parenting Puzzle”
- Anger Management Course — Certificate of Training, London Educational Center
- Lateral Thinking for Management — Workshop by Dr. Edward de Bono (Certificate of Participation)
- International Congress of Brief Therapy — Certificate of Participation
- Trainer of social workers in association with the Ministry of Health and JPA
- IT Skills Course — 40 hours in Windows 98, Office 2000 & Internet Explorer 5, London Educational Center
Professional & Community Roles
- Founding & Administrative Committee Member, Promise Welfare Society (NGO)
- P.T.A. Committee Member, International Baccalaureate School (I.B.S.)
Education
- Ph.D., Psychological & Educational Counseling, University of Jordan — GPA 4.0; Nabil Barakat Higher Education Award
- Dissertation: The Relationship of Parents’ Maladaptive Schemas and Their Parental Practices to the Maladaptive Schemas and Depression of Their Teenage Daughters
- M.A., Counseling & Guidance, University of Jordan — with distinction
- B.A., Psychology, American University of Beirut (AUB)
