About me
Why tell about myself ?
It seems important to me to introduce myself. Indeed, from my personal experience, I know it is not easy to find the psychologist fitting your needs. Someone who finds the words that speak to you and who supports you adequately. I hope this brief introduction will allow you to consider whether our meeting could be meaningful.
My intercultural experiences
My parents gave me this curiosity, love, and goodwill towards others and their culture. As a family, we lived in Syria from 2005-2006. This year quite changed my vision and understanding of the world and had a deep impact on my life. Over the years, we have also welcomed many people of diverse backgrounds into our family and shared the daily life.
In 2015, I went to DR Congo for my psychology internship. This experience opened my eyes to the fact that our practice is strongly influenced by culture. I realized you cannot fully understand someone without entering into their cultural sphere, but also that each person, each family, and each life course is unique!
In 2016, I went alone to Jordan and lived there for two years. The shock that made me decide to go back to the Middle East was a weekend in the “Calais Jungle”; (a makeshift camp built by migrants dreaming of England). After two years living in Jordan, I returned to Belgium with a desire to help all these people, from elsewhere, who are basically like me.
This journey really taught me how meaningfull and important it is to listen to others. It pushed me to question my own vision of the world and allowed me to enter others perspectives.