Dr. Mayada Banajah

Dr. Mayada Abdulla Banaja is a Consultant Psychiatrist at ACPN. She holds a degree in Medicine and Surgery from King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, in 1996 progressing to a specialized diploma in Psychotherapy and Sociotherapy from Paris Descartes University (Paris V), France in 2007. Dr. Banaja is certified in group psychotherapy by the American Group Psychotherapy Association andhas a fellowship in family systemic therapy from Centre Moncaeu, Paris, France. She is a licensed psychiatrist in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Her career spans two decades of experience in psychiatry across Saudi Arabia and France. Prior to joining ACPN, Dr. Banaja served as a Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist in King Abdullahbin Abdul Aziz University Hospital managing outpatient and inpatient psychiatry and leading the residency program there. She held a dual role of clinical and academics with an oversight of tutoringand supervision as well as examinations for resident psychiatrists and psychologists. She previously also served in premier institutions across the kingdom including Prince Sultan Medical Military City for nine years until 2016, and as Deputy Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the Military Hospital in Riyadh for four years until 2015. Her career in France saw her focusing on teaching and training in psychiatry at Tarnier Hospital for four years until 2007.

Dr. Banaja’s expertise lies in various areas of psychiatry and psychotherapy, including general, adult psychiatry with a focus on personality disorders, gender dysphoria, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, and major depressive disorder. Her professional interests are deeply rooted in enhancing mental health services, with a specific focus on group and family therapy, an area where she has substantial clinical and teaching experience.