Launching The Diaspora Psychologist

Hi there,

Welcome to The Diaspora Psychologist. A global network of licensed Palestinian counselors, social workers, and mental health professionals providing free psychosocial support for Palestinians in the diaspora seeking care as a result of the ongoing genocide.

The Diaspora Psychologist highlights the importance of Palestinian counselors and mental health experts in the diaspora as being uniquely positioned to provide care to their own community.

Generational trauma inflicted by settler colonialism and the loss of an indigenous homeland can only be truly understood and appropriately cared for by those who have personally experienced these conditions.

Our goal is to deeply connect skilled mental health professionals in the diaspora with Palestinians in urgent need of care due to the trauma of displacement and the ongoing genocide.

Thank you for supporting this critical initiative for Palestinians in the diaspora.

With love,

Dr. Shirin Zarqa-Lederman

Founder, The Diaspora Psychologist