Our Story
Our Story

The Human Relations Institute & Clinics (HRIC) was founded in Dubai, UAE, in 1990 by Dr. Raymond Hamden, in affiliation with the Washington, D.C. facility, and has become one of the leading mental health service providers for individuals and businesses across the region.

In 2016, clinical psychologists Sabine Rizk and Dr. Thoraiya Kanafani acquired the clinic bringing their extensive experience in multiple areas of psychology having worked extensively in providing personal and organizational mental health services across the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and North America.

With over 30 years of psychology expertise and consulting to corporate management, HRIC continues to grow a team of skilled consultants catering to the needs of the communities we serve, providing support in several languages and specializing in an array of human care and psychology services.

Our close-knit family of internationally licensed clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, psychology practitioners, family consultants, life coaches, and organizational consultants are experienced in a variety of psychotherapeutic practices and non-clinical approaches. We provide personal and organizational mental health services to individuals and businesses in the Middle East and abroad, regardless of age, location, and nationality. We provide clinical, counseling, and behavioral psychology (including support groups and workshops), forensic psychology, child and adolescent psychology, couples counseling, marriage and family therapy (including adoption support), organizational and business psychology, life coaching, NLP services, assessments and educational psychology services.