Paoula Saoud

Ms. Paoula Saoud is a Clinical Psychologist at ACPN, Abu Dhabi. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology from Paris Descartes University in 2016, and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Lebanese University, Lebanon in 2014. She also completed a Diploma in Addiction from Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon. She is a registered clinical psychologist with the DoH, Abu Dhabi.

With over eight years of clinical experience, Ms. Saoud has worked across university counseling, private practice, hospital, and NGO settings in Lebanon and France. She has served as a Clinical Psychologist at the American University of Beirut, providing psychological evaluations, diagnosis, counseling, crisis intervention, workshops, research support, case conceptualization, and supervision for university students. Her earlier clinical work with UNAFAM in Paris involved supporting families of individuals with mental illness, and Hôpital Gouin in Paris, where she worked with substance use and cancer-related psychological presentations. She has experience with different age groups supporting adolescents and adults as well as offering counseling for couples and families.

Ms. Saoud specializes in supporting clients overcome a range of mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, PTSD, personality disorders, stress-related conditions, substance abuse, relationship and learning difficulties, and adjustment challenges. With an integrative approach to combining psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive, and behavioral methods, her practice offers nonjudgmental, open, and empathetic environments where clients can unravel and deal with their challenges effectively. She remains committed to mental health awareness, drug prevention, and culturally responsive psychological care.