Advanced care for lasting healing
DHA-approved care for treatment- mental health conditions
Open Minds Center specializes in supporting individuals with treatment-resistant conditions through evidence-based, innovative therapies delivered in a private and empathetic environment. Our multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists and psychologists provides personalized care for those who have not found sufficient relief through traditional approaches.
As a leading psychiatric facility in Dubai, we offer comprehensive mental health services designed to restore balance and confidence. We manage the clinical journey so you can focus on your progress.
Nearly 1 in 3
people with depression experience treatment resistance
Conditions we treat
Specialized support for specific challenges.
Psychiatry
Overview: Psychiatry is the medical branch of mental health, bridging biological science and psychological well-being. At our center, licensed specialist psychiatrists conduct deep clinical diagnostic assessments to understand the biological, environmental, and hereditary factors affecting your mind.
What We Do: Through structured in-person diagnostic evaluations, physical assessments, and careful medication management, we identify the precise root causes of complex conditions. We work in tandem with clinical psychotherapists to provide a unified, highly medicalized path to recovery.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Our team consists of highly experienced, western-trained and DHA-licensed Consultant and Specialist Psychiatrists. Every treatment protocol is custom-built, ensuring any pharmacological support is meticulously monitored with a focus on long-term safety and wellness.
Psychology
Overview: Psychology explores the intricate patterns of human thought, emotion, and behavior. When emotional challenges, persistent stress, or trauma disrupt your daily life, in-person clinical psychology offers a structured framework to rebuild and heal.
What We Do: Our licensed clinical psychologists utilize evidence-based psychotherapies, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). These sessions focus on identifying maladaptive behavior patterns and building practical coping mechanisms.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We provide a secure, compassionate, and completely confidential environment for in-person therapeutic sessions. Our psychologists are deeply integrated with our psychiatric and neuroscientific teams to deliver holistic, patient-centered care.
Relationship Counseling
Overview: Chronic communication breakdowns, trust issues, and life transitions can place immense strain on couples and families. Relationship counseling offers an objective, professional space to repair bonds and resolve deep-seated conflicts.
What We Do: Through systematic, in-person couple and family therapy sessions, our relationship specialists help partners decode communication barriers. We utilize proven methodologies, such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), to rebuild mutual respect, emotional intimacy, and alignment.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We offer a completely neutral, non-judgmental space led by licensed relationship experts. By focusing on direct, face-to-face dialogue in our clinic, we help couples establish lasting behavioral changes and healthier dynamics.
Child Intervention
Overview: Children and adolescents navigate unique developmental, social, and emotional milestones. When a child experiences speech delays, sensory processing issues, behavioral concerns, or developmental challenges, early clinical intervention is vital.
What We Do: We offer a comprehensive suite of in-person child developmental services, including detailed pediatric assessments, Speech Therapy, and Pediatric Occupational Therapy. Our specialists work directly with the child to enhance motor skills, cognitive development, language clarity, and social integration.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Our clinical team includes developmental specialists, pediatricians, and child psychologists who design highly interactive, play-based, and sensory-friendly therapeutic plans. We actively collaborate with parents to ensure progress extends into home and school environments.
Corporate Wellness Services
Overview: A healthy workforce is the backbone of any successful organization. Our corporate wellness and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) are designed to help regional businesses cultivate resilient, high-performing teams by prioritizing mental health.
What We Do: We partner with corporate organizations to provide structured, in-person mental health workshops, leadership training, stress-resiliency seminars, and dedicated on-site crisis management. We also offer streamlined pathways for employee referrals to our specialized clinics.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We design custom corporate wellness frameworks that align with your organizational goals and company culture. Our programs reduce burnout, improve retention, and foster an empathetic workplace environment backed by clinical expertise.
Addictions
Overview: Addiction is a complex neurological and psychological condition that impacts executive functioning, impulse control, and personal relationships. Overcoming dependence requires a structured, multi-disciplinary medical approach.
What We Do: Our psychiatrists and psychologists offer intensive, clinical outpatient support for substance use disorders (such as alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medication dependence) as well as behavioral addictions. Treatment combines medical detoxification management, behavioral therapy, and relapse prevention strategies.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We prioritize absolute confidentiality and dignity. Our clinical team provides a highly supportive, medicalized framework that addresses both the physical cravings and the underlying psychological triggers of addiction through direct, face-to-face clinical sessions.
ADHD
Overview: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It affects both children navigating school and adults managing complex careers.
What We Do: We perform standardized, multi-modal clinical ADHD assessments. For confirmed diagnoses, our specialists develop comprehensive, non-linear treatment plans that integrate behavioral therapy, executive function coaching, lifestyle modifications, and, where appropriate, medical management.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We do not rely on simple checklists. Our clinical diagnostic process involves extensive cognitive evaluations and history-mapping to differentiate ADHD from overlapping conditions, ensuring highly accurate diagnoses and effective in-person care.
Anger Management
Overview: Frequent, intense, or unmanaged anger can damage personal relationships, career progression, and physical health. It is often a surface-level manifestation of deeper underlying emotional distress or unresolved trauma.
What We Do: Our clinical psychologists work with you in private, face-to-face sessions to identify your specific physiological and psychological triggers. We teach practical cognitive restructuring techniques, mindfulness strategies, and assertive communication skills to replace explosive reactions with controlled, healthy responses.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We provide a safe, completely non-judgmental environment to explore the root causes of irritability, helping you regain emotional equilibrium and restore harmony to your daily interactions.
Anxiety
Overview: Chronic anxiety goes far beyond everyday stress. It manifests as persistent, overwhelming worry, physical tension, panic attacks, or social dread that disrupts your ability to function normally.
What We Do: Our specialists utilize highly validated therapeutic protocols, primarily Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to help you dismantle anxious thought loops. When necessary, our psychiatrists provide precise medication management to reduce intense physical symptoms, allowing therapy to take root.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We offer dedicated, in-person clinical sessions designed to give you immediate, practical tools to manage panic and worry, helping you step back into your life with confidence and calm.
Autism
Overview: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition that influences how individuals perceive, communicate, and interact with the world around them. Early, targeted support is crucial for building independence.
What We Do: We conduct gold-standard, in-person clinical autism assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. Following a diagnosis, we design personalized intervention plans focusing on social communication, sensory regulation, behavioral therapy, and daily living skills.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Our multidisciplinary team—including child psychologists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists—works collaboratively under one roof to provide structured, compassionate, and holistic care.
Bipolar Disorder
Overview: Bipolar disorder is a lifelong neurological condition characterized by extreme shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration, alternating between manic highs and depressive lows.
What We Do: Stabilization requires expert clinical care. Our psychiatrists provide highly precise medication management (such as mood stabilizers) alongside specialized psychotherapies. We focus on symptom monitoring, routine-building, and early trigger identification to prevent relapse.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We emphasize long-term, continuity of care. Through regular in-person evaluations, our medical and therapeutic teams ensure your treatment remains perfectly calibrated to help you maintain a stable, fulfilling lifestyle.
Child Psychiatry
Overview: Children and teenagers can experience complex psychiatric conditions, including childhood depression, anxiety, behavioral disorders, and developmental delays, which require specialized medical evaluation.
What We Do: Our dedicated child psychiatrists conduct gentle, comprehensive medical evaluations to understand the biological and neurological factors behind a child’s difficulties. We coordinate closely with pediatricians, therapists, and schools to develop safe, effective intervention plans.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Pediatric psychiatric care requires a highly specialized, cautious touch. We prioritize child-centered, evidence-based approaches, ensuring medical support is introduced only when clinically indicated and closely monitored.
Chronic Medical Illness (Psychological Support)
Overview: Living with a chronic physical condition—such as autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, or cardiovascular issues—takes a massive toll on mental health, often leading to depression, grief, and burnout.
What We Do: Our clinical psychologists offer specialized therapy to help patients process the emotional burden of illness. We focus on building emotional resilience, developing pain management coping skills, and adjusting to physical lifestyle transitions.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We understand that mind and body are fundamentally linked. Our in-person psychological therapies are tailored to complement your ongoing medical treatments, providing holistic support for overall well-being.
Depression
Overview: Depression is more than just feeling sad; it is a persistent medical condition that drains energy, strips away joy from favorite activities, and creates a sense of hopelessness or physical exhaustion.
What We Do: We combine advanced psychiatric evaluations with evidence-based psychotherapies like CBT and interpersonal therapy. For treatment-resistant cases, our specialists coordinate advanced clinical interventions to help stimulate recovery.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Our compassionate clinical team provides a highly supportive, safe space to help you heal. We work step-by-step to restore your emotional vitality and help you rebuild a meaningful, active life.
Gambling Disorder
Overview: Compulsive gambling is a recognized clinical addiction characterized by an uncontrollable urge to keep betting despite devastating personal, financial, and relational consequences.
What We Do: Through structured, face-to-face cognitive therapies, our psychologists help you identify the cognitive distortions (such as the “gambler’s fallacy”) and emotional triggers driving the behavior. We focus on stress management, financial rebuilding strategies, and long-term relapse prevention.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We provide absolute discretion, professional clinical expertise, and a structured outpatient framework to help you regain control over your decisions, finances, and future.
Grief & Loss
Overview: The loss of a loved one, a career, health, or a major life relationship can trigger profound, overwhelming grief that can sometimes feel impossible to process alone.
What We Do: Our grief therapists provide a compassionate, dedicated space for you to honor your feelings and process painful emotions at your own pace. We help you navigate the complex stages of bereavement, addressing any complicated grief that feels stuck or frozen.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We offer direct, supportive face-to-face sessions that acknowledge the unique nature of your loss, helping you gently integrate this life change and eventually find a path forward.
Insomnia & Sleep Disorders
Overview: Chronic sleep disturbances—including difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or poor-quality sleep—directly impair cognitive function, mood, immunity, and overall quality of life.
What We Do: Our clinical team utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), the gold standard non-pharmacological treatment for chronic sleep issues. When necessary, our psychiatrists provide medical evaluations to rule out or treat underlying biological causes.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We focus on lasting, natural solutions. By addressing behavioral patterns, sleep hygiene, and anxiety surrounding sleep in our clinic, we help you restore a healthy, restorative sleep cycle.
Interpersonal Conflict
Overview: Persistent conflict with colleagues, family members, or friends often stems from communication breakdowns, poor boundary setting, or differing conflict-resolution styles.
What We Do: Our clinical psychologists work with you to analyze recurring conflict patterns. You will learn key skills in assertiveness training, active listening, emotional regulation, and establishing healthy personal and professional boundaries.
Why Choose Our Clinic: By practicing these interpersonal strategies in a safe, face-to-face clinical setting, you gain the confidence and clarity needed to navigate challenging relationships constructively.
Learning Difficulties
Overview: Learning difficulties—such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, or Dyscalculia—can cause immense academic frustration and low self-esteem in children, despite their high natural intelligence.
What We Do: We conduct comprehensive, formal psycho-educational assessments to identify specific cognitive processing patterns. Based on the results, we provide structured, in-person therapeutic interventions and design customized accommodations for school environments.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Our multidisciplinary assessments provide a highly accurate roadmap of your child’s cognitive strengths and challenges, empowering educators and parents with practical strategies to help them succeed.
Life Transitions
Overview: Major life changes—such as relocating to a new country, career changes, marriage, retirement, or entering parenthood—can destabilize your sense of identity and trigger acute stress.
What We Do: Our psychologists provide transitional coaching and supportive therapy to help you process the stress of change. We focus on identifying personal strengths, clarifying values, and building new, adaptive routines to help you thrive in your new chapter.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Facing major life shifts in a supportive, in-person therapeutic space allows you to ground yourself, process anxiety, and view transitions as opportunities for intentional personal growth.
Men’s Mental Health
Overview: Societal expectations often discourage men from discussing vulnerability, stress, or emotional pain, which can lead to suppressed struggles with depression, anxiety, burnout, or anger.
What We Do: We offer a dedicated, straight-talking, and practical approach to therapy designed specifically to address the unique challenges men face. Sessions focus on objective-based coping, stress management, and emotional processing without judgment.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Our male and female clinical specialists provide a highly confidential, respectful environment where men can address their mental fitness, career pressures, and family responsibilities proactively.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Overview: OCD is characterized by distressing, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) that drive an individual to perform repetitive behaviors or mental rituals (compulsions) to temporarily ease their anxiety.
What We Do: We specialize in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), a highly effective, evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for OCD. Our psychologists work closely with you in-person to gradually face triggers while safely resisting compulsive behaviors.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Guided by highly experienced clinicians, our step-by-step in-person ERP programs, paired with psychiatric support when needed, help you break the cycle of OCD and reclaim your daily freedom.
Personality Disorders
Overview: Deep-seated, rigid patterns of thinking and behaving can cause significant distress and make navigating relationships, work, and daily life highly challenging.
What We Do: Our licensed psychologists utilize long-term, specialized therapeutic modalities, such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Schema Therapy, to help individuals understand their emotional triggers, regulate intense moods, and build stable relationships.
Why Choose Our Clinic: Managing personality disorders requires deep expertise and clinical consistency. We provide a structured, highly supportive in-person therapeutic framework built on mutual trust, compassion, and clinical safety.
Phobias
Overview: A phobia is an intense, irrational, and debilitating fear of a specific object, animal, place, or situation that leads to extreme avoidance behaviors and panic.
What We Do: Our clinical psychologists utilize systematic desensitization and Exposure Therapy. Through structured, gradual, and supportive in-person sessions, we help you safely desensitize your nervous system to the feared stimulus.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We provide a highly controlled, compassionate clinical setting to help you face your fears at a manageable pace, allowing you to overcome limiting avoidance habits and live without fear.
Psychosexual Disorders
Overview: Sexual dysfunction, intimacy anxieties, or psychosexual pain often have complex psychological roots, even when physical causes have been medically ruled out.
What We Do: Our specialized clinical psychologists and psychiatrists conduct thorough, sensitive evaluations. We offer private, in-person therapy focusing on reducing performance anxiety, processing past trauma, improving partner communication, and resolving psychological barriers to intimacy.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We handle psychosexual concerns with the utmost clinical professionalism, empathy, and absolute confidentiality, helping individuals and couples restore physical and emotional intimacy safely.
Postpartum Depression
Overview: The postpartum period brings immense hormonal, physical, and emotional shifts. Postpartum depression is a serious clinical condition that goes far beyond the temporary “baby blues,” affecting a mother’s well-being and bonding.
What We Do: Our compassionate psychologists and psychiatrists provide prompt, specialized in-person support. We offer safe, supportive psychotherapy alongside carefully considered, lactation-compatible medical management to help mothers heal.
Why Choose Our Clinic: We provide a welcoming, highly supportive sanctuary for new mothers. Our comprehensive care plans are designed to help you regain your emotional footing and experience the joy of motherhood in a healthy, supported way.
Feeling better is closer than you think
Frequently
Asked Questions
Questions we often asked
Q1: What are mental health conditions
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like something needs to change—but you’re not sure how to move forward—that’s when therapy can help. You don’t need to have everything figured out. You just need to be open to the process.
Q2: How common are mental health conditions
Each session is 50-60 minutes. We’ll decide together how often to meet—typically weekly or bi-weekly, depending on your needs and schedule.
Q3: What are the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions?
Signs and symptoms vary widely but may include changes in mood, disrupted sleep patterns, altered eating habits, difficulty concentrating, and physical discomfort. These manifestations can significantly impact daily functioning and quality of life.
Q4: Can mental health conditions be treated?
Yes! I use a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform for all online sessions. Many clients find online therapy just as effective—and far more convenient.