Kholoud holds a double master’s degree in counseling & mental health and art therapy from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kholoud has 3 Bachelor’s degrees: B.E. in Special Education, B.S in Biology, and a B.A. in Fine Art.  She has worked in community agencies, schools, hospitals, universities and international organizations. At Doctors Without Borders she helped clients who had been diagnosed with trauma related to witnessing wars, conflicts, and violence. In the US she has worked with clients who had been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, schizophrenia, trichotillomania, OCD, and trauma related to different issues such as sexual abuse, violence, witnessing wars, and other challenges.

Kholoud has extensive clinical experience at different hospitals such as the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, McLean Hospital affiliates in Boston, and Harvard University in Cambridge. During her journey as a mental health therapist, Kholoud provided individual therapy (for adults, teenagers, and children), couples therapy, family therapy, and group therapy. She uses different psychological approaches such as Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Holistic Therapy, Dialectical Behavior therapy DBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ACT, Art Therapy, Mindfulness, Spiritual Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy in her practice. 

After 11 years of working as a mental health therapist, Kholoud believes any individual who starts their healing journey has a lot of courage. She believes sharing and talking about thoughts and feelings is not easy, and her goal is to build a trusting relationship between therapist and client where healing can occur. Her focus is on client strengths, meeting people where they are, actively listening to their (needs, verbal words, and nonverbal body language, suffering, and stories), increasing self-awareness, increasing self-esteem, helping people understand themselves, and helping clients build a strong relationship with their internal and external world. Kholoud uses different techniques such as writing, telling stories, art, reading, poetry, mindfulness, relaxation, guided imagery, movies, songs, etc. to help break down the barriers of sharing personal thoughts, feelings, and stories.