Dr Saliha Afridi
Clinical Psychologist and Founder
The LightHouse Arabia
Dr. Saliha Afridi is a U.S.-trained clinical psychologist and the Founder and Chairwoman of The LightHouse Arabia, one of the region’s leading mental health centers, based in Dubai.
Dr. Afridi has played a pivotal role in advancing mental health awareness and services across the region. In 2011, she founded The LightHouse Arabia, which under her leadership
has grown into a multidisciplinary center known for clinical excellence, community education, and social impact.
With over two decades of clinical and leadership experience, Dr. Afridi works across the lifespan, with a current focus on adult development, midlife transitions, executive and
workplace mental health, and parenting dynamics. She is also a Licensed Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist through the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics and a Jungian Diploma Candidate at the C.G. Jung Institute Zurich.
Dr. Afridi is a sought-after keynote speaker and trusted media voice on mental health, regularly contributing to regional and international platforms.
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Reading, Identity and Resilience with Dr Saliha Afridi
Join Dr Saliha Afridi, licensed Clinical Psychologist, as she explores the impact of reading on development of self identity and resilience and how the advent of electronic devices is altering this.
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