Corina Saramet

Corina has her master’s degree in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and has been working in the Mental Health field since 2007. She believes that therapy is a collaborative process and she kindly guides clients to increase self-awareness, gain new perspectives, decrease symptoms, and increase personal strengths to have a more meaningful life experience. Throughout her career, Corina has worked with adults, adolescents, and children, across various settings, including private practice and outpatient primary care clinics, in Romania, Spain and UAE. She has been working as a psychologist in the Emirates since 2017, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Her last position was in a children’s medical center, where she had helped families overcome various challenges, such as anxiety, depression, challenging behaviors and OCD, to name a few. Corina has extensive experience in applying various empirically-supported Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT), including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Solution Focused Brief therapy (SFBT), Trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI). In her clinical practice, Corina delivers evidence-based treatments to individuals facing a wide range of emotional, behavioral and adjustment problems, such as:

• Anxiety Disorders
• Anger and Stress Management
• Behavioral Challenges
• Depression
• PTSD
• Self-Harm Behavior
• Grief and Loss
• Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder
• Trauma
• Family and Relationship Challenges
• Low Self Esteem
• Suicide prevention

  Corina uses a warm, empathetic approach to create a safe and nonjudgmental space where clients can learn, grow, and achieve their goals. She makes sure to offer flexibility, meet the individuals where they are, and have patience to help each individual feel secure throughout the process. She always encourages open communication regarding the course of therapy and goal achievement.   Education:

• Master Degree in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Bucharest, Romania
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Bucharest, Romania

  Board Certifications:

• Community Development Authority License (CDA), Dubai, UAE
• Romanian College of Psychologists, Bucharest, Romania

  Languages: English, Romanian, Spanish