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Biography
Dr Tayara has worked in higher education since 2008 and has held academic leadership roles in Lebanon, the United Kingdom and Australia. Her professional background includes psychological consultancy for NGOs in Lebanon, Jordan and the United Kingdom supporting marginalised and refugee communities. Her research focuses on lived experience and identity in counselling, neurodiversity and trauma informed counselling, and decolonial and anti oppressive approaches to therapy. Her current work examines the professional experiences of neurodivergent therapists and the mental health of children in marginalised and culturally diverse communities to guide practice, training and policy in counselling and community mental health.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Adolescents' well-being in Lebanon: a psychometric study of and reflections upon young people's experience of the trauma of war, University of York
Award Date: 5 Mar 2012
Master, The effect of building self esteem on aggressive behavior in Lebanese middle school female students, American University of Beirut
Award Date: 10 Nov 2006
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Social anxiety symptoms: A cross-cultural study between Lebanon and the UK
Ayyash-Abdo, H., Tayara, R. & Sasagawa, S., 2016, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 96, p. 100-105 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resiliency and war experiences: A psychometric study of the Lebanese adolescent experience of war
Tayara, R., 2013, In: International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science. p. 23-33 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Double-Edged Sword: How ADHD Influences Counselling Service Delivery
TAYARA, R., 12 Jun 2025, p. 1-1. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference (non-published works) › Abstract › peer-review
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Resiliency, a Mediator between War Experience and Aggressive Behaviour
Tayara, R., 9 May 2019, At the Interface: Probing the Boundaries. McInnes, E. & Mason, A. (eds.). Brill, Vol. 98. p. 70-99 30 p. (At the Interface: Probing the Boundaries; vol. 98).Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter › peer-review
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The Passion That Moves Me: An Investigation into the Body-Mind Connection of Middle Eastern Dancers
Tayara, R. & Assaf, N., 2015, Dance and Somatic Practices Conference 2015: Ethics and Repair: Continuing Dialogues within Somatic Informed Practice and Philosophy. p. 1-1 1 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review