Eva Jajonie a licensed Clinical Psychotherapist in the United States and the UAE with over 20 years experience specializing in Family, Youth and Children. In 1990 received a Master Degree from Wayne State University, USA majoring in Clinical Psychology-Family, Youth, & Children. In 2001, I pursued another Masters Degree from Michigan State University, USA Counseling in Educational Setting. In 1995 completed Certification as a Children’s Social Worker/ Psychotherapist from the Los Angeles County Department of Children’s and Family Services. Both my Bachelors are in Business Administration and Human Resources Management.
She has been in practice since 1990 specializing in areas of treatment to include individual and group therapy with adults, couples, and families; individual therapy with adolescents; stress management; conflict resolution; and brief solution-focused therapy. In addition, couples counseling, adult depression, anxiety, grief work; as well as Conflict transformation: using the resolution of conflict to enhance satisfaction, productivity, and quality of life in families and organizations. She also treats women with a history of abuse or major disruption in their family of origin. Other areas of interest and experience include evaluation of learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders and consultation with parents and educators in meeting the needs of learning disabled adolescents and ADHD children.
She specializes in diagnosing and evaluating mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests, and formulating and administering programs of treatment. She provides a variety of psychological diagnostic services, therapeutic counseling, and psychotherapy for Behavioral Health. Utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, support, divorce, depression, social anxiety, substance abuse, mood disorders, conduct disorders, ADHD, education, and planning for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence. Also teaching children, parents how to increase problem-solving skills, coping skills, parental support, communication skills, building trust, ensuring confidentiality and maintaining positive peer relations.
She has worked at Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services with abused children in foster care; Oakwood Hospital Psychiatric Unit and Apex Behavioral Health, USA providing inpatient and outpatient group/ individual psychotherapy to patients with mental illness and substance abuse both in the Arabic and English languages. As well as providing therapeutic mental health outpatient treatment for the refugee population suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In the schools and universities arenas, she has held counseling and teaching positions in both the USA and UAE.
Specialties:
- Children, Adolescents and their Families
- Anxiety Disorders
- Depression
- Grief Work
- Dissociating Disorder
- Surviving sexual assault
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- ADHD and ADD
- Dysfunctional Eating
- Social Phobia
- Relationship Distress
- Anger and Stress Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Academic Concerns
- Phobias
Certifications & Associations:
- Certified Licensed Social Worker/Psychotherapist, UAE
- Certified Licensed Clinical and Macro Psychotherapist, USA
- National Association for Social Workers Affiliated
Personal Statement:
The greatest single resource for healing considering each client’s strengths and resources they bring into therapy. My humanitarian aptitude and work experience focuses on helping people to know and use their own resources, whether social, emotional, physical or spiritual. I provide techniques, information and support for clients to reach the goals they define for themselves. I use cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused and family systems methods, psychodrama and role-playing techniques, brief solution-focused therapy, and encourage clients to develop a compassionate perspective toward themselves and those close to them.
