Noureen has an MA in Counseling Psychology from the American University In Cairo. She provides individual counseling to adolescents and adults, and first gained her professional experience from counseling students, staff, faculty, and alumni at the psychology clinic at the American University In Cairo and . She has helped clients with mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and adjustment problems. Because she believes that treatment must be tailored to fit the client’s individual and distinct needs, she likes to rely on an integrative approach in her work, mainly using a person-centered approach but often borrowing from Cognitive-Behavioral therapy, Psychodynamic therapy, and Interpersonal psychotherapy. She currently teaches high school psychology as well. 

For more information about Noureen, you can find her on Instagram @ntalksfeelings .

In this episode, we talk about what brings about the quarter life crisis and what we can do about it. We talk about therapy, the culture around therapy and the lack of mental health support in schools for adolescents and young children here in Egypt. We talk about Noureen's own journey with therapy and why she chose this field of work. And much much more...

This podcast is hosted by Shahinda Abdalla; the creator and writer behind the blog Dear Quarter Lives (DQL). 

For more on DQL, go to www.dearquarterlives.com. 

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