About us

Welcome to Sage

A passion for making a difference

Our goal is to support individuals, couples, families and groups experiencing challenges with mental, behavioral or emotional wellbeing to overcome these challenges, learn new skills, and thrive at life.

Sage is a premium provider of expert services for people of all ages who need support to address challenges or optimize their functioning in areas related to mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Medical and behavioral health specialists

What sets Sage apart is the combined strength of our expert team. The Sage team compromises of international medical and behavioral health specialists – psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, dieticians and educational specialists – who bring together decades of experience and knowledge, as an integrated, multi-disciplinary team to deliver the best outcomes for every individual, family or group they work with.

Individualized treatment plans

Each individual at Sage receives a custom designed thorough assessment. This enables your clinician to fully understand your difficulties and what you want to gain from treatment. The size and strength of our team gives us access to the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic tools needed to deliver the best outcomes – where we excel is in combining these in a way that meets the specific needs of every individual, family or group. Each individual will follow a plan that reflects their unique qualities, challenges and characteristics of each.

Variety of emotional, behavioral and mental health issues

We treat a wide variety of emotional, behavioral and mental health issues including anxiety and depressive disorders, panic attacks, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, trauma, personality disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autistic spectrum disorder, bipolar disorders, as well as psychotic disorders like Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorders. We also provide expert support to individuals, couples and families with unique needs such as gifted children, senior executives, and professional high performers. We also provide diagnostic assessments for autism spectrum disorders using specific diagnostic tools and lay out safe and productive management plans for individuals of all ages. In all cases the objective is to provide each individual with the tools they need to overcome challenges and thrive at life – an increasingly challenging task in today’s world.

Confidential and discreet

Taking the step to address mental health difficulties and explore our inner world is courageous and needs to be treated with confidentiality, sensitivity, and discretion. Our therapists follow the strictest professional standards for confidentiality and have extensive experience in dealing with the unique needs of Diplomats, senior officials, VIP/VVIPs, and High Net Worth individuals and families. Here at Sage, we religiously adhere to the code of ethics and standards of practice put forth by the Dubai Health Authority and the Community Development Authority.

Empowering a community of care

Where needed, and with consent, we work closely with parents, partners, family members, and caregivers, and collaborate as needed with external services including family doctors, paediatricians, social care professionals, schools and others – all with the goal of empowering a community of care. This is only done with the explicit consent of the individual or family involved.

Empowering a Community of Care

To serve children, adolescent and adults more effectively, we also provide support and training for parents,
partners, caregivers and families and we collaborate with GPs, Family Doctors, Paediatricians and schools.

Our purpose

Our goal is to support individuals, couples, families and groups experiencing challenges with mental, behavioral or emotional wellbeing to overcome these challenges, develop new insights, and thrive at life.

Vision

A mind at peace, filled with hope, confident about the future, and inspired by those who care.

Mission

To be a trusted confidant and expert partner for people of all ages who need support to address challenges or optimize their functioning in areas related to mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Our Philosophy

Mental health is equally as important as physical health – and attending to mental health and emotional wellbeing is essential for living a truly fulfilled life.

Our values

Our values underpin everything that Sage stands for, what we believe in, and everything we do.

Putting People First

People are at the heart of everything we do – whether colleagues, clients or partners, we work togetherto create an environment that puts people and their progress first.

Collaboration

We work with individuals and families to provide support that is tailored to their needs, wants and aspirations – with a tailored program for every unique individual and family we serve.

Empowerment

We empower our clients to make informed decisions and achieve the best outcomes for themselves and their families by equipping them with the insights and skills to do so.

Excellence

We’re good at what we do – but we’re always looking to scale greater heights of excellence through continued learning, new approaches and keeping up to date with evidence based care.

Trust

We promote a culture of transparency, openness, and honesty – at all levels, all the time.

Our Team

Meet our Experts

Ana Gomez

Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Adolescent & Adults Specialist

Dr Victoria Mountford

Psychology Lead and Eating Disorder Service Lead

Dr Teizeem Dhanji

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Eating Disorders Specialist

Dr Zeeshan Ahmad

Consultant Psychiatrist, Adults Specialist

Dr Gurveen Ranger

Clinical Psychologist, Lead of Adult & Corporate Services

Dr Charlotte Cousins

Clinical Psychologist, Lead of Children & Adolescent Services and Perinatal & Couples Specialist

Dr Wafa Saoud

Clinical Psychologist, Child, Adolescent, Families & Psychoeducational Specialist

Dr Bisi Laniyan

Clinical Psychologist, Adult Specialist

Hala El-Shafie

Consultant Dietitian, Eating Disorders and Bariatric Surgery Specialist

Dr Romena Toki

Clinical Psychologist, Child, Adolescent & Adult Specialist
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Our goal is to support individuals, couples, families and groups experiencing challenges with mental, behavioral or emotional wellbeing to overcome these challenges, learn new skills, and thrive at life.