Dr. Nancy Hage

Our well-being is largely centered around our behaviors and the relationships we nurture.She strongly believes working to improve these enriches the quality of life we, and those around us, enjoy.

As a mother, wife, daughter, friend, and colleague, she aims to practice what she preach and is honored to spend her days helping others in need. When working with her patients, She follow an empathetic yet research-driven approach to situations that can seem to be getting the best of us.

Her understanding of day-to-day life has been influenced by her experiences living in different countries and being bilingual in English and Arabic. These have both taught her how our environments can impact us through even the smallest details, but we all have our humanity in common, and we share the same basic needs for a quality life. she feels her role is to encourage and support her clients in making necessary changes in their lives to better achieve that quality, while they begin to realize their full potential. She deliver this support in a safe and confidential setting.

Education, Training, and Methods

She is proud to be a counselor specializing in children, adolescents, parents, and families. Her early career began at the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles, USA, where she earned her B.A. in Psychology followed by an M.A. with Honors Distinction in Child and Family Therapy from the USA’s University of Southern California.

With training and experience in the field, She has worked with individuals of all ages. She find it particularly rewarding to work with children and adolescents who experience a range of socio-emotional, academic, and behavioral challenges across all developmental stages. She also work with youth who are gifted in their abilities and help them understand how to better use their strengths. Her approach to working with children and families is both empathetic yet practical, as she incorporate the latest research in her evidence-based treatment.

In her role at the American Wellness Center, she provide patients with a safe and confidential therapeutic relationship to help them live their best life. She offers highly-personalized consultations, psycho-educational assessments, and individual and group therapy. When she is not working on a one-to-one basis, she enjoys leading workshops and giving presentations in our community.

Being fluent in both Arabic and English, she enjoy serving the UAE, but is also sought-after by patients across the Middle East. She is licensed in both the UAE and USA.

Qualifications & Affilaitions

• M.A. (Summa Cum Laude) in Marriage and Family Therapy, University of Southern California, USA
• BA in Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA