About Me

Hi, I'm Arij Bou Reslan, founder of Nafseyya and an integrative psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience. I'm originally from Lebanon, and I've worked across a wide range of populations — refugees, displaced persons, survivors of trauma, and communities navigating the intersection of mental health, culture, and identity.
My work is grounded in a simple belief: there's no one-size-fits-all approach to healing. Nafseyya is also my response to something bigger — a space to question Western-centric models of care, reclaim culturally rooted practices, and amplify voices from the Global South.
I'm a registered member of LOPSY, BACP, and BPS, and I serve as an Approved Practicum Supervisor for MA students at Yorkville University.