The Hummingbird Clinic DMCC

18/02/2026

🧠 Our assessments are thorough, compassionate, and evidence-based, designed to understand the whole person, not just the symptoms.

🧠 We take a holistic approach that explores your unique strengths, challenges, and life experiences to build a clear and accurate picture of your cognitive, emotional, and behavioural profile.

🧠 What the ADHD assessment includes:

- a detailed clinical interview and developmental history
- screening of emotional wellbeing (including anxiety, mood, and stress)
- differential diagnosis to carefully rule out other conditions
- behavioural observation
- cognitive assessment, and targeted measures of executive functioning such as planning, organisation, working memory, and impulse control.

🧠 What you'll get:

Following the assessment, you will receive:

- a comprehensive report with clear diagnostic conclusions
- practical and personalised recommendations for cognitive, emotional, and behavioural support
- and tailored guidance for school, workplace, or everyday functioning.

To reach out to us:

💌: Info@thehummingbirdclinic.com
T: + 971 4 566 5978
M: + 971 55 935 1898
📍Al Thanyah Fifth, Mazaya Business Avenue AA1, Suite
1707, JLT, Dubai.

18/02/2026

🪾In psychoanalysis, repression is a defense mechanism in which unacceptable thoughts, desires, memories, or impulses are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness because they cause anxiety or psychological conflict.

🪾The concept was developed by Sigmund Freud, who considered repression a central process in the formation of the unconscious mind.

🌳 Repressed material does not disappear; it can affect behavior, dreams, slips of the tongue, and symptoms (e.g., phobias or neurotic behaviors).

🎋Example:
A person who experienced a traumatic childhood event may have no conscious memory of it, yet still experience unexplained anxiety in situations that symbolically resemble the original event, by a chain of association.

🏝️In short, repression is the mind’s way of keeping disturbing material out of conscious awareness while it continues to actively operate in the unconscious.

17/02/2026

🌙✨Ramadan Mubarak
As we welcome the blessed month of Ramadan, we send our heartfelt wishes to you and your loved ones. May this sacred time bring you peace, comfort, reflection, and countless blessings.

17/02/2026

🤍 Healthy relationships are not built on mind-reading but on clear, honest communication. Many conflicts arise not from a lack of love, but from unspoken expectations and unmet needs that were never expressed.

🤍 Because each person experiences the world through their own values, history, and emotional lens, what feels obvious to one may be invisible to another.

🤍 When we silence our needs, often out of fear, habit, or past wounds, we create space for misunderstanding, resentment, and emotional distance.

🤍 Expressing what matters to us is not weakness; it is emotional responsibility. True intimacy begins when two distinct individuals choose to speak openly, listen willingly, and build understanding together.

04/02/2026

🧠 Join our upcoming Workshop: an Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology.

✨It's an engaging, hands-on workshop designed for psychology students and psychologists who want a realistic insight into this specialist field.

✨This session will explore:
⚪️ what clinical neuropsychology is and what it looks like in day-to-day practice,
⚪️ the vital role neuropsychologists play across clinical and applied settings,
⚪️ and the different pathways into a career in Neuropsychology.

Led by Dr. Olivia Pounds, Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology, a UK doctorate-trained Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years of specialist experience in clinical psychology and neuropsychology, the workshop offers real clinical insights, applied case vignettes, and the chance to think like a clinical neuropsychologist.

✨You’ll learn about typical cases—from stroke and brain injury to dementia and neurodevelopmental conditions—and where neuropsychologists work, including hospitals, rehabilitation services, memory clinics, forensic and legal settings, research, and occupational contexts.

✨ No prior neuropsychology experience is required—just curiosity and an interest in developing your clinical thinking.

To register, please send us an email at:
💌 info@thehummingbirdclinic.com

03/02/2026

✨Exciting Opportunity!

💡We're thrilled to launch our 10-Week Psychology Internship Program starting March 28, 2026 at The Hummingbird Clinic!

💡This immersive experience is designed for Psychology students and aspiring mental health professionals who want hands-on insight into the world of psychology and therapeutic practice.

⭐️Spots are very limited, so don't wait!

To register:
💌: info@thehummingbirdclinic.com

Take the next step toward your future in Clinical psychology.

02/02/2026

02/02/2026

💙 Dr Olivia Pounds provides evidence-informed therapeutic services for children and adults on the autism spectrum, supporting individuals and families to better understand autism and how it can impact everyday life.

💙 We offer tailored therapy as well as formal autism assessments for children, adolescents, and adults through our specialist diagnostic service. Whether you're seeking clarity, support, or guidance, we're here to help.

🧠 To request an appointment or learn more, please contact us at:
💌 Info@thehummingbirdclinic.com
T: + 971 4 566 5978
M: + 971 55 935 1898
📍AI Thanyah Fifth, Mazaya Business Avenue
AA1, Suite 1707, JLT, Dubai.

16/01/2026

🪽Mental health is more than just the absence of distress or symptoms.
🪽It reflects a person’s overall psychological functioning and capacity to live well. According to the Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP-200), mental health includes:
the ability to regulate emotions, maintain a stable sense of self, form meaningful and reciprocal relationships, and cope flexibly with stress and life challenges. A mentally healthy enough person can experience a full range of emotions without being overwhelmed by them reflect on their inner experiences, learn from mistakes, and adapt to changing circumstances.

🪽In essence, mental health is about balance, resilience, and the capacity to engage with life in a coherent, authentic, and fulfilling way.

14/01/2026

🎭 One of the hardest truths is that extreme cruelty often disguises itself as righteousness.

🎭 People with severe personality issues don’t see themselves as cruel or destructive—they adopt belief systems or groups that frame their hatred as virtue.

🎭 Through psychological defenses like splitting (seeing others as all good or all bad), projection (disowning their own cruelty and seeing it in others), and projective identification (provoking others to act out the traits they’ve projected), they feel fully justified in attacking, dehumanizing, and punishing others—while remaining convinced they are on the side of truth and moral good.

14/01/2026

🎭 One of the hardest truths is that extreme cruelty often disguises itself as righteousness.

🎭 People with severe personality disorders don’t see themselves as cruel or destructive—they adopt belief systems or groups that frame their hatred as virtue.

🎭 Through psychological defenses like splitting (seeing others as all good or all bad), projection (disowning their own cruelty and seeing it in others), and projective identification (provoking others to act out the traits they’ve projected), they feel fully justified in attacking, dehumanizing, and punishing others—while remaining convinced they are on the side of truth and moral good.

11/01/2026

✨No matter the stings or the noise around you, keep moving forward. Like a brave horse, stay true to your course and let the distractions fall silent behind you. 🐎✨