Mayda salem

Mayda Salem is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in Lebanon and the UAE, and a psychoanalytic psychotherapist based in Lebanon. She brings over a decade of clinical experience providing care to adults, adolescents, and families across Lebanon, Africa, France, and the UAE. Deeply attuned to the unique emotional landscapes of each of her patients. Her approach is insight-driven, emphasizing the healing potential of an authentic and trusting therapeutic alliance.

Salem earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology from Saint Joseph University of Beirut. Fluent in Arabic, English, and French, she has worked extensively with diverse populations across different life stages. 

Salem has extensive experience working in an NGO setting, particularly in child protection, where she served as a senior psychologist for 7 years. In this role, she provided psychological support to children, collaborated closely with parents, extended families, schools, psychiatrists, hospitals and municipalities. She developed and led a training program for interns, conducted technical interviews for recruiting psychologists, and coordinated with judicial systems in the UK, Canada, and France to assess parental capacity in kinship and reunification cases with Lebanon.

In addition to her clinical practice, Salem completed her thesis on The Influence of Attachment Styles on the Expression of Female Sexuality. Ultimately, this thesis illuminates the profound creativity women demonstrate as they negotiate between their longing for intimacy and the echoes of their earliest emotional experiences.

She is also a lecturer in psychology at the Lebanese Red Cross Faculty of Nursing. A strong advocate for the therapist’s own intrapersonal work, Salem emphasizes the essential role of personal therapy, supervision, and ongoing self-examination in ethical and effective practice ensuring transformation for each client.

Currently, Salem practices privately at Le Cabinet Psy in Mansourieh. For more information or to schedule an appointment, you may contact her directly on the 961 3 160 720 or through Le Cabinet Psy or visit her LinkedIn profile.