
العلاج بالفن المتخصص بالسياق العربي
Kaynouna is a Contextual Approach to Meaning-Making
grounded in … doctoral research in contextual art therapy

grounded in … doctoral research in contextual art therapy
Founded by Dr. Shireen Yaish
Art Psychotherapist, Trainer, and Researcher
Grounded in over a decade of community-based practice
and doctoral research in contextual art therapy
Kaynouna is a co-creative process
where meaning emerges through context, relationship, and lived experience
A Minute Marvel- Shireen speaks about the need for art therapy in the Arab world, and why it is her highest calling.


CNN interviews Kaynouna's founder about Art Therapy with Syrian Refugees

Deepen your personal and your team's knowledge with an 'Introduction to Art Therapy Certificate.' Attend an Experiential Introductory workshop; case studies, art therapy and insight.
BOOK- Send us your CV and request- we will inform you of next Art Therapy- Introduction workshop

Mindful & Trauma Informed Art Therapy workshops & training for different contexts. Arab World & beyond.
BUILD an art therapy department, DESIGN a community based art therapy room, TRAIN your psycho-social team.
SELF-CARE for your team.
Attend a WORKSHOP & DIG within
'SELFIE KUّ NA ّسيلفي كُن’ - Empowering Arab Women Through Art- an initiative that has reached thousands of Palestinian, Jordanian, Syrian, Sudanese, Iraqi, Kurdish, Yemeni and Lebanese women from underprivileged & refugee communities in the Arab world!
Selfiekuna's focuses on building the empowerment, resilience, self-confidence, and the self-compassion of many Arab women- all while providing them with the safe space to express, process and contain their feelings in a healthy manner.


TEDx, CNN. Al-Jazeera English, BBC Arabic, Al-Jazeera Mubasher. Jordan Times. Al Hayat. Al Ghad. Al Itihad, A Minute Marvel, The WhatNews- among others
Art Psychotherapy with the Refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and the Arab World. Deaths boats, abandoned houses and severe trauma are not just themes but harsh realities that children and adults will agonize over for generations to come if not dealt with correctly.
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