Dr Christian Perrin
Getting in touch is a smaller step than it feels like.
- It's a question, not a booking.
- The next step is always yours.
- You can change your mind at any point.
Who you’d be sitting with
Therapy starts with finding the right therapist. Our team cover a range of therapeutic approaches.
Clarissa VeligañoAdministrative and Operations Coordinator
Usually the first person you'll speak to at Resonate, for booking a session or a practical question before you're ready to commit to anything more.
Now showing Dr Christian Perrin, Chartered Psychologist | Founder & Director
Our approach
How we work
In short
There is less mystery to it than people expect. This is what the first part tends to look like.
- First step
- A free 15-minute call
- Referral
- Not needed
- Where
- The clinic in JLT
- Languages
- English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu
It starts with a free 15-minute call
An informal conversation with a licensed psychologist to understand what brings you to us, answer any questions, and help you find the right therapist. There's no need to prepare anything, and no obligation to book a session.
It moves at your pace
Therapy is a collaborative process, guided by your needs and goals. There's no fixed number of sessions or expectation to commit to a particular schedule. Together with your therapist, you can decide what feels appropriate and review your progress along the way.
There's no threshold to cross first
You don't need to be in crisis or have a diagnosis to benefit from therapy. Whether you're facing a particular difficulty, navigating a life transition, or simply hoping to understand yourself better, your reasons for seeking support are valid.
Resonate HQ
Where movement towards a more desired place begins. With a comfortable chair, a cup of tea or coffee, and someone who really listens.
Our new Resonate HQ in One Lake Plaza Tower, Cluster T, Jumeirah Lakes Towers
Practical questions
The things worth knowing before you book anything, answered as plainly as they can be.
The first call is free, so asking costs nothing. Ask what a session costs before you decide anything. We will also help you with insurance inquiries.
Resonate works on a pay-and-claim basis with clients covered by most major insurers: you pay for the session, then claim it back, and the admin team can help with the paperwork. What comes back depends on your own policy rather than on the practice, so it is worth asking your insurer in the same week you ask here.
Individual therapy sessions last 50 minutes, while couples sessions last 60 minutes. Assessments for ADHD or autism are a little different and typically take place over several appointments. This allows us to build a comprehensive understanding of your experiences, developmental history, and current difficulties through clinical interviews, standardised questionnaires, and, where appropriate, information from people who know you well.
At the clinic in Jumeirah Lakes Towers, about two minutes' walk from DMCC Metro. The contact page has directions, parking, and what to expect when you arrive.
English, Arabic, Hindi or Urdu. Being able to say something in the language you first thought it in is not a small thing, and it is one of the things people are matched on, so please say which language you prefer before booking anything.
No. If you already have one from a GP or a psychiatrist it is worth bringing, because it can help an insurance claim and saves going over some of the history again. Nothing waits on it if you do not.
Not here. This is a psychology and psychotherapy practice and nobody in it prescribes. If medication looks like part of the answer — after an ADHD assessment, for instance — a referral can be made to a psychiatrist outside the practice.
Nobody should have to infer this from a paragraph of small print. Ask how your information is handled, and what the limits on that are, before you book anything, you are owed a clear answer to both, in plain words.
Reaching out is the hardest part
Please complete the form so we can best assist you — tell us as much or as little as you’d like. The usual next step is a free 15-minute call with one of the psychologists. What you write stays between you and us.