معرفی
Shaima Ahammed serves as Associate Faculty in the Master of Counselling program at City University in Edmonton, teaching graduate courses including Family Therapy and Brief Therapies since 2016 through mixed-mode instruction. She holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Delhi, India, and brings extensive experience teaching both graduate and undergraduate Psychology and Counseling courses.
Education:
- PhD in Psychology, University of Delhi, India
Her research investigates intersections of culture, mental health, trauma, and self-experience, leveraging her clinical background as a trauma therapist to translate real-world therapeutic applications into educational contexts. This focus manifests in cross-cultural counseling approaches, particularly examining Emirati identity, Quranic metaphor integration, and humanistic psychology frameworks that promote healing and resilience.
Publication analysis reveals consistent thematic emphasis on cultural dimensions within counseling practice, with significant contributions to understanding marital satisfaction in Emirati contexts, dialogical self-model applications for youth, and counselor identity development in the United Arab Emirates. Her work bridges theoretical psychology with practical, culturally responsive therapeutic techniques across diverse populations.
Dr. Ahammed prioritizes creating psychologically safe learning environments where regulated nervous systems enable critical thinking and knowledge integration, rejecting rigid instructional atmospheres in favor of trust-based pedagogical relationships that foster authentic student engagement.
