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Author Archives: Emilie Boutin
Emilie Boutin, MSW, is a Clinical Social Worker (Canada) at The Lighthouse Arabia.
In her own words:
From a young age, I was drawn to hearing about people’s unique stories and inner life and naturally inclined to support those who were struggling. Born and raised in Canada, I fed that curiosity and the need to care from an early age living within a culturally diverse community. As I grew older, my interests led me to pursue a career in Clinical Social Work.
At the start of my career, I worked with children and women who suffered from domestic abuse. I later worked for various outpatient mental health centers, with a focus on adults with Borderline Personality Disorder, and then with children and families suffering from mental illness, behavioral difficulties and family conflicts. For several years, I worked at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Canada, where I had the opportunity to offer counseling to children, adolescents and adults on their journey through acute and chronic illness.
My journey lead me to relocate to Qatar for work, where I had the privilege to work with families and young people through offering therapy and counseling in the context of physical, terminal and mental illness, as well as family difficulties and a vast range of psychosocial issues. I spent five fulfilling years working in Qatar, prior to moving to the UAE to continue helping clients in the region to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
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