Ms. Carla Najm is a licensed clinical psychologist by the OPQ and in Lebanon. She holds a Masters and a Bachelors degree in Psychology from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. She has over 12 years of clinical, research, and university teaching experience. She has trained at Hotel Dieu De France, Lebanon and has developed expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Youth mental health through certifications from the Beck Insitute, Philadelphia and Massachusetts General Hospital.

In Lebanon, Carla worked as a child and adolescent psychologist at the American Univeristy of Beirut (AUBMC) for five years. She worked with children, adolescents and young adults with a variety of mood, anxiety, personality, and neurodevelopmental disorders, both on individual and group basis. She provided parenting sessions, guidance, and counseling to families of youth with difficulties. Before joining AUBMC, Carla worked as a psychologist at a specialized assessment and therapy center (SKILD) for three years where she provided psychometric testing, parental counseling, training of school personnel, and psychotherapy for children and adolescents. She also worked independently in private practice for three years where she treated adult clients of all ages with a wide range of difficulties. Carla has taught Psychology and Child and Adolescent Development courses at the American University of Beirut and at the Lebanese American University. She has been involved in scientific research studies and has developed governmental mental health guidelines, trainings, workshops, and seminars to specialists, organizations, school personnel, and parents.

Since moving to Canada, Carla has worked as a clinical trainer and supervisor for the Preventure Lab at the Chu-St Justine. She has been with CPB since 2022 and has developed further expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for adults. Carla specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and integrates ACT in her practice. She works with clients of all ages with different difficulties especially, mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, personality disorders, relational problems, parenting difficulties, stress and burnout. Carla practices in French, English and Arabic.