ATIC originated out of Singapore in 2010, opening its door in Dubai in late 2014. Our founder, Sara Powell, began the center in order to familiarize, promote and provide Psychotherapy – with a specialization in Expressive Psychotherapy services to the community. Sara’s passion for the Arts and therapeutic practices brought ATIC Psychological and Counselling Center to life.

We are a social impact community driven company built on the intention of expanding the social care sector, diversifying the services (Art and Expressive Therapies) available in the UAE and wider region.

ATIC is unique in that we are the only center in the UAE incorporating Expressive Therapies, furthermore focussing on Early Intervention and Child Development with this methodology. We are totally inclusive and can also cater to non-verbal populations.

ATIC’s approach stimulates the diverse areas of the brain, helping neuron development in establishing new connections and pathways. This allows a person to develop their strengths and overcome challenges, diversify fields of interest, re-learn information that may have been difficult, form a healthy identity, and reach an overall higher functioning through integrating both hemispheres of the brain.

ATIC’s unique approach, incorporates traditional verbal reliant therapies and specializes in Art Psychotherapy (at times incorporating Play, Movement and Music when appropriate). Allows individuals to express themselves on a much deeper level, using expressive mediums to discover parts of themselves that they may lack the ability to vocalize or were unaware of. Thoughts and feelings are expressed far more freely and openly as the process of communicating some emotions can have a strong negative impact on the participant. Creative expression, gives them the ability to fully express themselves without the need for words.

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