The LightHouse Arabia

The LightHouse Arabia Leading the way for mental health & wellness in the Middle East. A specialist team of psychologists & psychiatrists with community at our core.

Men carry so much that goes unseen: pain, pressure, expectations. And far too often, they carry these things alone.This ...
21/11/2025

Men carry so much that goes unseen: pain, pressure, expectations. And far too often, they carry these things alone.

This Men’s Mental Health Month, let’s rewrite the narrative by making space for men to be fully human.

We often believe that the qualities in others that trigger us are about them. In truth, they are often reflections of th...
20/11/2025

We often believe that the qualities in others that trigger us are about them. In truth, they are often reflections of the parts of ourselves we have disowned.

This is shadow projection. It is the psyche’s way of protecting us from traits that once felt too threatening to hold. We push them outward, onto colleagues, partners, even our children and in doing so, we lose contact with the fullness of who we are.

The cost is clarity, connection, and growth. The invitation is to pause and turn inward: What part of me is stirred by this? What is it asking to be seen?

When we reclaim what we have pushed away, we don’t become smaller. We expand.

Especially in times of crisis, seeking community support becomes even more important. We find that people often join our...
19/11/2025

Especially in times of crisis, seeking community support becomes even more important. We find that people often join our mental health support groups to establish a sense of community and mutual understanding.

Being in the company of those who have faced similar challenges allows for the sharing of personal experiences, emotions, and coping strategies, alleviating the profound sense of isolation that often accompanies life struggles.

A one-time free Grief Consultation will be required before registering for a Grief Support Group. Please contact us at +971 (0)4 380 2088 to schedule an appointment with one of our Grief Support Specialists.

Have you ever felt like both ADHD and autism describe you, but neither quite explains your full experience?That overlap ...
19/11/2025

Have you ever felt like both ADHD and autism describe you, but neither quite explains your full experience?
That overlap has a name: AuDHD.

“AuDHD” is not an official clinical diagnosis in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. It’s an informal term used to describe individuals who meet criteria for both Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Both affect how the brain develops, communicates, and regulates attention and emotion. Research shows that autism and ADHD often coexist. Yet because their traits can mask or mimic each other, many people spend years feeling misunderstood or misdiagnosed.
Understanding AuDHD can be an important step toward greater self-awareness and self-compassion, learning to work with your brain, not against it.

If you’re seeking connection and shared understanding, the Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Support Group offers a safe, supportive space to connect with others who relate to your experiences and challenges.

18/11/2025

It is important to have a practical emotional regulation plan ready before you are in emotional crisis.

Create a comfort kit / crisis plan - which is a personal collection of items, reminders in your notes app, or strategies you can immediately turn to when you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally flooded.

This can include:
• Proactive self-regulation instead of reacting from panic
• Externalizing support through reminders so you don’t have to rely on memory when overwhelmed
• Grounding through sensory tools, safe people, safe environments, and known coping strategies
• Treating emotional overwhelm like something you prepare for the same way you would prepare a first aid kit

Control is a form of self-protection - a way to create stability in environments where safety once felt uncertain.But wh...
17/11/2025

Control is a form of self-protection - a way to create stability in environments where safety once felt uncertain.

But when it becomes habitual, it drains emotional energy and disconnects you from rest, presence, and connection.
Releasing is about teaching your body that it’s safe to soften, that not everything needs to be held so tightly to remain intact.
Safety is created through trust - in yourself, in others, and in the present moment.

Many men carry their pain and emotional struggles in silence.Their pain may appear as irritability, distance, or a const...
16/11/2025

Many men carry their pain and emotional struggles in silence.

Their pain may appear as irritability, distance, or a constant need to stay busy. These behaviors can feel protective, but over time they may become deeply isolating.

The monthly Men’s Mental Health Support Group at The LightHouse Arabia is a confidential, therapist-led space where men can talk openly, learn self-help tools, connect with other men, and find support for what’s been difficult to carry alone.

To learn more or register, visit: lighthousearabia.com/events

Change always comes with loss - of what was known, familiar, or certain.When we stop clinging to what’s leaving, we make...
15/11/2025

Change always comes with loss - of what was known, familiar, or certain.

When we stop clinging to what’s leaving, we make room for what’s ready to arrive.

14/11/2025

“This too shall pass” is a powerful mantra because it restores perspective when emotions feel permanent.

It reminds tus that pain, fear, overwhelm, even joy is temporary.

It matters because:
• In distress, the nervous system believes “this will always feel this way.”
• ⁠That belief is what fuels panic, despair, and impulsive reactions.
• ⁠The mantra interrupts that illusion and brings the nervous system back to regulation.
• ⁠It creates space - to respond, not react.
• ⁠It keeps us from collapsing into hopelessness and from clinging to what is meant to change.

Loneliness inside a marriage is one of the strongest predictors of distress.It doesn’t always arrive through big betraya...
13/11/2025

Loneliness inside a marriage is one of the strongest predictors of distress.

It doesn’t always arrive through big betrayals or explosive arguments. Often it seeps in quietly, through small moments of disconnection that go unspoken.
A missed glance.
An unanswered reach.
A fight that never gets repaired.
A relationship that turns into logistics.
These everyday fractures can leave one or both partners feeling profoundly alone, even while sharing a life together.

The good news: repair is possible. Even small, intentional signals of presence, a pause, a word or a gentle touch can begin to restore safety and intimacy.

Connection doesn’t always require grand gestures. It begins with noticing, with turning toward each other, with remembering: you matter here.

At The LightHouse Arabia, our licensed clinicians offer couples therapy to help partners recognize patterns, repair wounds, and build connection that lasts. Sessions are available both in-person and online. You don’t have to navigate this alone.

Emotional regulation is a nervous-system challenge before it’s a behavior one. For many children with autism, sensory lo...
12/11/2025

Emotional regulation is a nervous-system challenge before it’s a behavior one.

For many children with autism, sensory load, transitions, and uncertainty can overwhelm the body long before words are available, so what looks like “not coping” is often a system asking for safety.

What helps is a steady adult to co-regulate with, predictable routines and gentle transition cues, sensory supports that match the child, simple language that links feelings to body clues, and strategies that meet the moment (what to do when energy is high vs. when it’s low). Safety first, then problem-solving.

Join us in our monthly Autism Support Group for Parents, a clinician-guided space for practical tools and steady, compassionate support.

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Dubai

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Tuesday 08:00 - 20:00
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