Education & Credentials

Zeina Fayad completed her undergraduate degree (Licence) and Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with a psychodynamic orientation at Saint-Joseph University in Lebanon. She later completed a Diplôme Universitaire (University Diploma) in projective testing for children and adolescents at Université Paris Cité.

Training & Experience

Zeina Fayad has developed diverse clinical experience across mental health settings in both Lebanon and Canada. Her background includes work in psychotherapy services, community mental health, and psychosocial support programs, including contexts involving psychosocial vulnerability and significant adaptation challenges.

Through these varied experiences, she has worked with diverse populations and clinical presentations, contributing to a comprehensive and culturally sensitive understanding of mental health and psychological care.

Current Work

Zeina Fayad is a psychologist providing psychotherapy services to an adult clientele in French, English, and Arabic. She currently works in adult mental health services in Montréal, Québec, within a multidisciplinary healthcare setting.

Her clinical work focuses primarily on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) with adults presenting with anxiety-related difficulties, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, emotional regulation challenges, adjustment issues, and other mental health concerns. She collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams to support clients’ psychological functioning and overall well-being, integrating evidence-based interventions tailored to each individual’s needs and context.

Therapeutic Approach

In her psychotherapy practice, Zeina Fayad primarily adopts a cognitive-behavioural approach, with a particular interest in anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks, perfectionism, mental overload, and difficulties related to avoidance and hypervigilance.

She also supports individuals experiencing adjustment difficulties, life transitions, intercultural or migration-related challenges, as well as depressive symptoms and relational or emotional difficulties.
Zeina places strong emphasis on creating a respectful, collaborative, and safe therapeutic environment. She views psychotherapy as a process that helps individuals better understand their experiences, develop strategies adapted to their reality, and foster meaningful and sustainable psychological change.