- Age Range: Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults
- Languages: English; Arabic; Spanish
- Research Interest: Trauma, Implicit Memory, Depression, Anxiety
Fatima Fares, MSc
fatimafares@brainstationclinics.com
Clinical Psychologist
Therapist
Bio
Fatima Fares is our licensed clinical psychologist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She works with clients across different age groups who may be experiencing difficulties such as anxiety, depression, panic, OCD, trauma-related concerns, or challenges with emotional regulation. Through a collaborative and structured process, she helps clients understand the connections between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and develop practical strategies to manage these difficulties. Her work supports clients in strengthening their coping skills, pursuing their therapeutic goals, and improving their daily functioning and overall quality of life.
Certifications & Attestations
- MA in Clinical Psychology - Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)
- MSc in Mental Health: Psychological Therapies - Queen Mary University of London
- BA in Psychology - Lebanese American University (LAU)
- CBT Training Program - Brainstation Clinics Training across foundation, intermediate, and mastery levels, covering CBT theory, assessment, formulation, and practice; anxiety disorders, OCD, depression, and suicidality; core beliefs, personality disorders, and self-esteem; cognitive restructuring, therapy-interfering cycles, treatment endings, and relapse prevention; and CBT applications for eating disorders, psychosis, bipolar disorder, trauma and PTSD, children and adolescents, couples, anger, substance use, emotional dysregulation, insomnia, and habit disorders.
- Eating Disorders: Psychopathology, Treatment and Nutritional Management - Training in clinical assessment, CBT-E guidelines, and nutritional management.
- Psychological First Aid - Training in crisis support and Psychological First Aid.
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Support - Terre des Hommes: Training in MHPSS services for vulnerable populations.
- Child Safeguarding - UNICEF: Safeguarding principles and safe professional practice with children.
- Child Protection - Himaya: Identifying and referring child protection concerns.
- Mental Health, Recovery and Community Inclusion - World Health Organization: Recovery-oriented care, human rights, and community inclusion.
