GMHC 2020

Naji Abi-Hashem is a clinical and cultural psychologist, an author, a public speaker, an ordained minister, and a visiting professor. He is Lebanese-American who is involved in international service, training, writing, editing, conference presentation, cross-cultural work, consultation, global networking, seminary teaching, and caring for the caregivers and church leaders. Formerly, a staff psychologist with the Minirth-Meier New Life Clinics and affiliated hospital program in the Seattle, Washington area, conducting inpatient and outpatient counseling and therapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups i (1992-2004). Also he was appointed as a Scholar in Residence at two Graduate institutions in Pasadena (Fuller) and Berkeley (GTU), California USA (2006-08). He is Fully Licensed in the State of Washington. Naji has taught or lectured at several universities, colleges, institutions, and seminaries in the United States and abroad. He supports local workers and helping-professionals, especially those who are serving on the front lines or under pressure. Recently, he was an Adjunct Professor at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. He is an Active Member or a Diplomate in a number of professional associations and international organizations and has served on Board of Directors of about 10 national and international organizations, mostly NGOs or non-profits agencies. Naji writes and speaks on matters related to psychology, counseling, culture, social issues, religious worldview, immigrants-refugees, globalization, pastoral care, loss, grief, trauma, spirituality, fundamentalism, and radicalism. So far, he has made about 95 professional presentations at scholarly conventions and produced about 95 publications (as in journals, books, encyclopedias, videos, essays). Currently, he is an Associate with Member Care International and a non-residential Scholar at Baylor University ISR. He divides his time between the United States and Beirut, Lebanon.