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About Dr. Nicole Hani.

About

About Dr. Nicole Hani.

Dr. Nicole Absi Hani — clinical psychologist and CBT therapist, portrait at her Zouk Mosbeh practice

At the private practice · Zouk Mosbeh, since 1996.

Widely regarded as one of the leading clinical psychologists in Lebanon, Dr. Nicole Absi Hani is a CBT therapist in Beirut with over thirty years of practice. She holds a State PhD (1st category) in Clinical Psychology from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), and is certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Since 1996, she has led her private practice in Zouk Mosbeh, surrounded by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, speech and psychomotor therapists, and nutritionists. She also serves as Professor of Neuropsychology at Saint Joseph University and Lebanese University, consultant psychologist at Aboujaoudé Hospital and Saint Joseph University Hospital, and forensic expert with the Maronite Spiritual Court.

Her clinical philosophy is simple: every patient deserves to be met where they are, without judgment, with rigor, and with care.

Therapy is not about fixing people. It's about helping them remember who they have always been.
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Recognized by

Institutions, hospitals & professional bodies.

  • Saint Joseph University
  • Saint Joseph University Hospital
  • Lebanese University
  • Aboujaoudé Hospital
  • UNICEF Lebanon
  • Ministry of Education
  • Maronite Spiritual Court
  • Lebanese Order of Psychologists

Credentials

Trained at the institutions that shape clinical psychology in Lebanon and France.

Academic education

2019-2020
Hôpital Psychiatrique de la Croix · Hôpital Sainte-Anne (Paris)
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
1995-1998
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)
State PhD in Clinical Psychology · 1st Category
1993-1994
USEK
D.E.A. Diploma in Clinical Psychology
1988-1993
USEK
Bachelor's & Master's in Clinical Psychology

Appointments & affiliations

since 2020
Professor of Neuropsychology
Saint Joseph University (USJ) · Master's Program
since 2020
Forensic Psychological Expert
Maronite Spiritual Court
since 2019
Consultant Psychologist
Aboujaoudé Hospital & Saint Joseph University Hospital · External Clinics
since 2018
Consultant Psychologist
UNICEF Lebanon · Ministry of Education (MEHE)
since 2017
Professor of Genetic Psychology
Lebanese University · Psychology Section
since 1996
Founder & Clinical Director
Clinique Dr. Nicole Hani · Zouk Mosbeh
A session in progress — therapist's notebook in foreground, client in soft focus

“We listen first. The work begins there.”

Approach

How I work.

Listen first

Every first session is unhurried. We map the story before we touch the symptoms.

Evidence-based

Protocols tested across decades, adapted to the language, faith, and family context of each patient.

Multidisciplinary

Working hand-in-hand with psychiatrists, speech therapists, and nutritionists when care requires it.

Confidential

Bound by the strict ethical code of the Lebanese Order of Psychologists. What is said in the room stays in the room.

Common questions

Things people ask, before they ask anything else.

Six questions that come up often. If yours isn't here, write to me.

No. You can book directly. If we discover during the work that medication or a multidisciplinary referral would help, I will tell you, and the clinic has a trusted network of psychiatrists, neurologists, and speech therapists.
First step

Book a first session.

Fifty minutes. In person at the clinic, or by video. No labels, no judgment.

Reply
1 working day
Languages
AR · EN · FR
Format
In-person · Video
A session in progress — a safe, confidential space

“Fifty minutes. No label. No judgment.”

First session

Where to find me

3 places
Private Clinic
Salamé & Rizk Building, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
Saint Joseph University Hospital
Dora, Beirut
Aboujaoudé Hospital
Jal El Dib, Mount Lebanon