LICENSED PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE
Clinical Psychologist for Women, Mothers and Families
Our specialist psychologist in Dubai is here to support your journey through pregnancy, parenthood, and life's most crucial transitions.
What is a psychologist?
A psychologist in Dubai is a registered healthcare professional trained to assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional health conditions through evidence-based therapy. At Dr. Helena Taylor Clinic, our licensed psychologist and clinic team offer individual therapy, couples counselling, child psychology, and psychological assessments in a strictly confidential, private setting.
What can a psychologist help with?
People come to us at all different points — some in acute crisis, others carrying something they’ve managed quietly for years. Our clinical psychologist works across a broad range of mental health conditions, life challenges, and personal development goals.
Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health
- Anxiety and depression during pregnancy
- Postnatal depression and emotional adjustment
- Birth trauma and recovery
- Grief following pregnancy or baby loss
- Emotional challenges of premature birth and NICU
Parenting & Family
- Strengthening the parent-child bond
- Parental guidance and attachment
- Preparing emotionally for a second child after loss
- Single parenting challenges
- Families navigating child palliative care
Relationships & Personal Wellbeing
- Couples adjusting to new parenthood
- Fertility-related emotional support, including IVF journeys
- Managing anxiety and stress
- Life transitions and emotional resilience
- Support for burnout, overwhelm, and emotional regulation
What does a psychologist actually do?
Psychologists are trained healthcare professionals who specialise in understanding human behaviour, thought, and emotion. Through structured assessment and evidence-based therapeutic methods, they help individuals identify the patterns and underlying factors contributing to mental and emotional difficulties, then work collaboratively to address them.
The best psychologists in Dubai usually start with a conversation about what you are experiencing and what you would like to change or understand better. In sessions, the psychologist helps you make sense of what is happening in your life and how certain thoughts, habits, or past experiences may be affecting you today. The approach is always tailored to the individual, their goals, and the kind of support that will help them move forward.
Psychology Services in Dubai
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Individual Therapy
Many of the women and families we support are navigating some of the most emotionally charged moments of their lives. Individual sessions offer a private, unhurried space to process what you're carrying. Whether that's anxiety in pregnancy, grief after loss, or adjusting to life changes, our psychologists can provide support using scientifically grounded therapeutic methods tailored to your needs.
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Couples Counselling
Sessions can help partners navigate the emotional, relational, and identity shifts that come with pregnancy, new parenthood, or the experience of loss together. The aim is to strengthen communication and mutual understanding during one of life's most demanding chapters.
03
Parental Guidance & the Parent-Child Bond
Our counselling psychologist works with parents (not directly with children) to help them understand and respond to their child's emotional and behavioural needs. This may include navigating attachment difficulties, supporting a child through family change, or building confidence in your parenting during a period of uncertainty.
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IVF & Fertility Treatment Support
Our clinic supports individuals and couples throughout the IVF journey by helping manage anxiety during treatment cycles, develop practical coping strategies, and maintain emotional balance during periods of waiting and decision-making. Sessions with your psychologist also provide space to process difficult moments, strengthen communication between partners, and protect overall wellbeing while moving through the challenges of fertility treatment.
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Perinatal Loss & Grief Support
Losing a baby is a profound grief that is often rarely understood by those around you. We provide specialist psychological support for parents navigating baby loss, challenging birth experiences, and the complex emotions that can arise when considering or pursuing another pregnancy after loss.
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Stress & Anxiety During and After Pregnancy
Pregnancy and the early postpartum period often come with significant physical and emotional adjustments. Our psychologist provides supportive care to help you understand the drivers of stress and anxiety, break unhelpful patterns, and develop practical methods to manage them more effectively in everyday life.
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Trauma-Focused Therapy
Experiences such as difficult births, NICU stays, or pregnancy loss can have a lasting emotional impact for some women and families. Our clinic offers a supportive space to talk through these experiences. With the help of a psychologist, you can begin to process what happened, understand its impact, and move forward with greater clarity and emotional stability.
THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
Therapy methods we use
Different people respond to different approaches. Our psychologists are trained across multiple evidence-based modalities and will recommend the method most appropriate for your situation.
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy (CBT)
CBT examines the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. By identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and learning to challenge them, patients develop practical skills they can use well beyond the therapy room. It’s one of the most extensively researched psychological treatments available.
Mindfulness-Based
Therapy
Mindfulness-based approaches train attention and awareness to help people relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings rather than being overwhelmed by them. These techniques are particularly effective for managing stress, recurrent depression, anxiety, and overthinking.
Person-Centred
Therapy
Person-centred therapy is built on the belief that each person holds the capacity for self-understanding and growth, and that the right therapeutic relationship can unlock it. Rather than directing the process or working from a fixed framework, the role of the psychologist is to create a space that is genuinely safe, non-judgemental, and focused on the individual.
Your Psychologist
Anne-Sophie Martial is a clinical psychologist with over 10 years of experience supporting women, couples, and families through some of life’s most significant emotional transitions. Trained in France, she brings a warm, integrative approach to her work and draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and person-centred techniques. Anne-Sophie sees clients at Dr Helena Taylor Clinic in Dubai and conducts sessions in English and French.
Our approach to psychological care
We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all treatment. Every person who walks through our door brings a unique history, different challenges, and their own definition of what getting better looks like. Our role is to listen carefully, assess thoroughly, and build a treatment plan that makes sense for you.
Personalised Treatment Plans
Your treatment begins with an assessment of your history, current challenges, and goals. Your psychologist then designs an approach specific to you, and adjusts it as your needs evolve.
Evidence-Based Methods
Every therapy approach we use is grounded in psychological research. We stay current with clinical developments so that what you receive reflects the best available evidence.
A safe space to be honest
Everything that happens in your sessions stays there. Our psychologists operate under strict professional ethical guidelines not simply as a legal obligation, but because real therapeutic progress requires genuine trust.
Confidential Sessions
All sessions are private. Your information is never shared without your explicit consent, in accordance with professional ethical standards.
Non-Judgemental Support
Our psychologists are trained to hold space for the full range of human experience without judgement, assumption, or agenda beyond your wellbeing.
Ongoing Progress Review
We revisit your goals regularly throughout treatment, so therapy always feels purposeful and moving in the right direction.
What to expect in your first session
Your first session is a structured, confidential consultation where your clinician will listen carefully to your experiences and concerns. This forms the basis for a clear, evidence-based plan tailored to your needs and the care you will receive.
Step 1
Initial Consultation
Your first session is primarily about your psychologist getting to know you. You'll have the opportunity to share what's brought you in, walk through any relevant history, and ask whatever questions are on your mind.
Step 2
Goal Setting
Together, you'll start to identify what you're hoping to get from therapy. Your psychologist will help you articulate your goals, outline an initial treatment plan, and explain the reasoning behind their recommended approach.
Step 3
Ongoing Support
Subsequent sessions build on what was established at the start. Your psychologist will check in regularly on your progress, adapt the treatment as needed, and ensure that each session contributes meaningfully to your goals.
In-clinic sessions in Dubai
All sessions take place at Dr. Helena Taylor Clinic in Dubai. We offer a calm, private, and fully confidential setting. Coming in person allows for the kind of focused, contained space that sensitive work genuinely benefits from. Meeting face-to-face with your therapist in Dubai also supports certain therapeutic approaches particularly well, and can provide the grounding quality of being in a room with another person that can be helpful for individuals working through grief, birth trauma, and perinatal mental health.
WHO WE SERVE
Our valued clients & patients
Families and individuals come to our clinical psychologist in Dubai for specialist support during some of the most deeply personal stages of their lives. Whether you’re seeking professional insight, support from a mental health therapist, or a space to process, our team will meet you with discretion, understanding, and clinical depth.
- Women experiencing anxiety or depression during or after pregnancy
- Mothers navigating the emotional aftermath of a difficult birth
- Parents who have experienced baby loss, miscarriage, or stillbirth
- Families adjusting to a premature birth or neonatal care journey
- Parents considering a second child after pregnancy loss
- Couples adjusting to the relational shifts of new parenthood
- Single parents managing the emotional demands of parenting alone
- Families supporting a child through serious illness or palliative care
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Frequently Asked Questions
If something here doesn’t answer your question, please get in touch directly. We’re happy to discuss what you’re looking for before you commit to an appointment.
A psychologist focuses on therapy and psychological assessment, and they do not prescribe medication. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specialises in mental health and can prescribe medication. Many people can benefit from a combined approach; where relevant, our psychologists can coordinate care with a psychiatrist or GP.
A psychologist holds a postgraduate degree in psychology and is registered with a professional regulatory body, qualifying them to conduct formal assessments, provide diagnoses, and deliver a broad range of evidence-based treatments. The term ‘therapist’ is broader and less regulated: it can include psychologists, but also counsellors and practitioners with varying levels of training. For significant mental health concerns, a registered psychologist offers the highest level of clinical qualification.
This varies depending on what you're working through and your goals. Some people achieve meaningful change in 8–12 sessions. Others benefit from longer-term work, particularly when exploring deeper patterns or complex trauma. Your psychologist will give you a realistic sense of what to expect after your initial assessment. That timeline will be revisited regularly as treatment progresses.
Yes, all sessions are confidential. Everything discussed in your sessions is protected by strict professional ethical guidelines and, where applicable, by law. The only circumstances in which confidentiality may be reconsidered are those involving imminent risk of harm to yourself or others. Even then, your psychologist would discuss this with you first, wherever possible.
Session frequency is something you and your psychologist will decide together based on where you are and what you're working through. There is no fixed schedule and the rhythm of your sessions will be tailored to your needs and adjusted as your journey progresses. Frequency is always discussed with you and adjusted based on your schedule, finances, and where you are in the process.
We’re here to help
Our team at Dr. Helena Taylor Clinic will guide and support you through everything you need, from matching you with the right psychologist to helping you prepare for your first session.