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Nada Dakheel Psychologist

Born and raised in Lebanon, Nada Dakhil earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in clinical and pathological psychology from Université Saint Joseph de Beirut.

Nada has worked as a school counselor and as an inclusion specialist in schools Lebanon.

In 2009, Nada moved to Jordan and started her journey of transition and re-rooting with her husband Daoud.

In Jordan, Nada has worked in school settings, and particularly at King’s Academy since 2011 where she is currently the Wellness and Advising Director.

From the age of 8 until the age of 25, Nada has engaged wholeheartedly with the Girl Scout Association. This journey has been a big part of her growing identity.

Nada is a mother of 2 boys. Karim 8 years old and Rakan 4 years old. Nada believes in the power of connecting genuinely as mothers and sharing our struggles and learnings to help each other.

In her free time, Nada walks in nature, paints, reads, dances and writes. Recently, in the free time created as part of being home-bound, Nada created a Facebook page called “Creative Coping” that aims to provide creative ideas on how to support children’s wellness during lockdown.

Articles By Nada Dakheel:

A cup of tea with my worries..
A few years back, I wrote this piece and kept it to myself - knowing that I will re-read it in the future and smile...
The “sheltered” but happy child in me!
Born in 1984, I grew up during the Lebanese Civil War. For long periods of time my family had to stay sheltered in place and survive with...
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