Nayla Chidiac

Nayla Chidiac holds a doctorate in psychopathology and is a clinical psychologist.

Alongside her clinical practice, Nayla Chidiac has played a key role in the academic world. She is a lecturer at several universities, including in the inter-university diploma (DIU) of psychotraumatology at the Saint-Antoine Faculty of Medicine, where she also supervises theses and oversees the scientific program. Her commitment to education has also been demonstrated at the École des Psychologues Praticiens, where she directed many theses and taught for several years, serving on the board of directors for five years.

Passionate about the power of writing in the psychological reconstruction process, she founded therapeutic writing workshops at Sainte-Anne Hospital Center, which were pioneering in the field. She is also the vice president of the Association of Victims of Terrorism in Lebanon (AVTL), further illustrating her dedication to supporting survivors and raising awareness about psychotrauma.

Her scientific and literary work is reflected in numerous specialized publications and reference works, notably Therapeutic Writing Workshops (Masson) and The Benefits of Writing, the Benefits of Words (Odile Jacob). In parallel, she has authored essays and poetry collections, affirming an approach where literature and psychopathology come together to give voice to the silences of trauma.