Zahra Poonawala- Mental Health Professional

Zahra Poonawala- Mental Health Professional I am a psychologist practicing, and residing in Dubai. I work with adults, children and families with various mental health concerns.

11/05/2026

Your brain has 47 tabs open.

One is playing music. You don’t know which one. The battery is at 20%. 🖥️

That’s what anxiety actually feels like — not dramatic, not broken. Just overloaded.

Every unresolved worry, every “I’ll deal with that later” — still open. Still running. Still draining you.

→ A laptop with too many tabs isn’t broken
→ It just needs some tabs closed
→ That’s the work — and it’s possible

Save this if your brain recognised itself. 💙

Your friendly neighbourhood therapist, Zahra

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Spent my weekend facilitating, parents of children with special needs with the help of our wonderful the horses at Al Ma...
02/02/2019

Spent my weekend facilitating, parents of children with special needs with the help of our wonderful the horses at Al Marmoom. The common themes that we left with were acceptance and presence.

In today’s world where everyone looks for external validation, be it social media likes or what others think of you. It’...
24/01/2019

In today’s world where everyone looks for external validation, be it social media likes or what others think of you. It’s time to look within!

Excited and eager for our monthly equine assisted support group for parents of children with special needs. Please feel ...
21/01/2019

Excited and eager for our monthly equine assisted support group for parents of children with special needs. Please feel free to share the details with any parents of children with special needs you may know!

This world thesaurus day, could you give me synonyms for happiness?
18/01/2019

This world thesaurus day, could you give me synonyms for happiness?

Just wanted to take a moment to thank for inviting me to join them, create awareness about autism and alternative forms...
17/01/2019

Just wanted to take a moment to thank for inviting me to join them, create awareness about autism and alternative forms of therapy like yoga and animal assisted therapy. I hope they continue to support differently abled people.

Take a few minutes today to reflect on what’s bringing you down and float above it all.
15/01/2019

Take a few minutes today to reflect on what’s bringing you down and float above it all.

Post one of my sessions, a client shared this beautiful poem with me. It aptly describes the experience that people with...
14/01/2019

Post one of my sessions, a client shared this beautiful poem with me. It aptly describes the experience that people with autism go through. What do you think?

“The eyes sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend” - Robert Davies. Just because someone sees one thing in thi...
12/01/2019

“The eyes sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend” - Robert Davies. Just because someone sees one thing in this image and you see another, doesn’t mean you right or they are wrong. Let’s try to keep our minds open to everybody’s perspective. Be empathetic.

My husband and I were having an interesting conversation, where I have observed most people these days tend to “live in ...
04/01/2019

My husband and I were having an interesting conversation, where I have observed most people these days tend to “live in their heads.” Just a gentle reminder to shift from your head space into your heart space.

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Dubai

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Monday 09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 18:00
Sunday 09:00 - 18:00

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