Psychotherapist for Adults
Dahbra takes a collaborative, relational, and trauma-informed approach to therapy, grounded in the belief that healing begins within a safe and authentic therapeutic relationship. She meets patients where they are, helping them understand the patterns and experiences that have shaped their lives while recognizing the strengths and resilience they already possess. Dahbra creates a space where patients feel seen, supported, and empowered to move toward meaningful growth with greater self-awareness and self-compassion.
Dahbra’s clinical work integrates Strengths-Based Therapy, Attachment-Informed Approaches, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Psychodynamic Principles, grounded in Trauma-Informed Care. She is particularly interested in working with adolescents and young adults navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, identity development, academic and life stress, and major transitions. Dahbra helps patients understand the needs and patterns connected to their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while developing practical skills for emotional regulation and healthier relationships. She also helps patients explore how earlier experiences and relationships may influence the ways they understand themselves and connect with others in the present.
In addition to Dahbra’s areas of special focus, she is qualified and experienced in treating a wide range of mental health concerns, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, panic, OCD, PTSD, trauma, grief, burnout, couples and family issues, relationship difficulties, personality disorders, eating disorders, addictive disorders (including alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, and food), ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, dissociative disorders, psychotic disorders, chronic illness adjustment, sleep disorders, somatic conditions, work and career stress, identity and existential concerns, perfectionism, cultural and racial identity stress, and life transitions. Using an eclectic range of evidence-based approaches, she provides compassionate, individualized care tailored to every patient she serves.
Dahbra has a strong foundation in clinical social work through her formal training at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work, where she is also receiving specialized training in Trauma-Informed Clinical Practice. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women. Dahbra gained clinical experience providing strengths-based counseling to college students at Hillel at Baruch, supporting students with anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, identity development, and academic stress. She has also worked in a multidisciplinary outpatient addiction and mental health clinic and brings several years of experience working with children in academic and developmental settings.
