Affiliations
- Instructor of Clinical Specialty and Founding Director of the AUBMC DBT Program, Department of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Adjunct Faculty, Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Short Biography
Dr. Dinah Ayna is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Lebanon and the State of Georgia (USA). Dr. Ayna is an ACT and DBT therapist, an ACT trainer and supervisor, and a trainer in training with B-Tech through DBT-MENA. She launched DBT Lebanon and the first comprehensive DBT Program in Lebanon at the AUBMC in 2021. Most recently in 2023, Dr. Ayna founded the Lebanon Affiliate of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), the first ACT community in Lebanon. Dr. Ayna is passionate about clinical work and capacity building and is involved in postgraduate teaching and research.