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Isha Rafi

Psychologist

License Number: GT33597

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Location

alkalma Wellbeing Centre, Al Bateen

Telephone

(+971) 2 651 8111

Email

albateen@alkalmahealth.com

Isha Rafi is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with over four years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults with their mental health and emotional well-being. She specializes in working with anxiety, ADHD, autism, depression, self-harm, school avoidance, and selective mutism.

Ms. Isha holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Prajyoti Niketan College, Kerala, and has worked across both clinical and educational settings. She has provided psychological assessments, diagnoses, and evidence-based therapies within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

She is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Behavioural Play Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and trauma-focused interventions. She also has experience in adult autism and ADHD assessments and continues to enhance her skills through ongoing professional training.

Ms. Isha takes a collaborative, strengths-based approach, helping individuals and families build resilience, confidence, and practical skills for everyday life.

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD/ADD
  • Learning difficulties, dyslexia, and school avoidance
  • Anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, selective mutism, self-harm
  • Social skills training, emotional regulation, stress management, and parenting support
  • Psychological assessments including IQ, learning disability, autism, ADHD, and executive functioning
  • MSc. Clinical Psychology: Clinical Psychology – Prajyoti Niketan College Kerala
  • Certification in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy- Level 3
  • Certification in Solution Focused Brief Therapy- Level 2
  • Trauma Focused CBT for All Ages- Level 3
  • ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Play Therapy
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
  • Trauma-focused interventions
  • Schema Therapy

I provide a warm, collaborative, and neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic space that honours each individual’s strengths, needs, and unique ways of experiencing the world. My approach focuses on practical skill-building, emotional regulation, and strengths-based support, while working closely with families to promote meaningful and sustainable wellbeing.

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