I’m Jean Pierre Youssef Rizk. My work brings together clinical psychology, addiction recovery, family psychoeducation, and an enduring interest in the stories that shape us.
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I am a Lebanese clinical psychologist based in Doha, Qatar, working as a Senior Clinical Psychology Specialist at Naufar. My experience spans substance use treatment, individual and group psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and support for families navigating recovery.
My clinical work draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, and dialectical behaviour therapy skills. Alongside practice, I develop educational materials and write about psychology, identity, collective memory, and my proposed Behavioral Psychoanalytic Therapy framework.
Explore the themes at the heart of my writing: therapeutic integration, identity, and collective experience.
An introduction to my proposed Behavioral Psychoanalytic Therapy framework and its approach to understanding behaviour and psychological experience.
A psychological reading of the Lebanese Forces and their place in the Lebanese Christian collective unconscious.
An interpretive exploration of Hezbollah’s foundations, religious alignment, and collective memory through a psychological lens.
How psychoeducation can strengthen understanding, engagement, and family support in substance use treatment.
The role of personality assessment and clinical formulation in understanding individual needs and planning care.
Integrating individual, group, and family approaches to support treatment participation and continuing recovery.
Clinical Psychology · USEK · 2013
This thesis explores personality traits and university specialisation among Lebanese female students, with a particular focus on students choosing psychology. Using the Alter Ego personality inventory, it compares personality profiles across academic fields and considers their relevance to educational and career guidance. The work connects personality theory, individual differences, and the wider context of academic decision-making.
MBA · Human Resources · USEK · July 2021
This quantitative MBA study examined relationships between occupational stress, job satisfaction, and job motivation among employees at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. A 21-item survey using five-point Likert scales collected responses from 144 participants. The presentation reports confirmatory factor analysis and reliability assessment, and negative relationships between occupational stress and job satisfaction and motivation. These survey findings describe associations rather than establishing causation. The study considers the role of organisational support and teamwork in employees’ working experience.
Thesis presentation, 17 slides. The complete thesis manuscript is not included.
01 / Conference intervention
Arabic intervention and accompanying 10-slide presentation for “Mind and Thought: From Multiple Approaches to Intersecting Aims,” 14–15 October 2026. Introduces BPT as a proposed framework connecting psychological understanding with observable behavioral change.
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02 / Visual guide
A 21-page visual guide presenting the conceptual framework of Behavioral Psychoanalytic Therapy (BPT).
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03 / Accepted for publication
A conceptual article on integrating psychoanalytic understanding and behavioral therapy, with application to maladaptive patterns in substance use disorders. Acceptance letter dated 30 September 2026; scheduled publication: 30 December 2026.
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BPT is a proposed theoretical framework requiring direct empirical evaluation.
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