Maira has received her M.A. in counseling psychology from the American university in Cairo (AUC). She has also received her training in hypnosis from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation in Pheonix, Arizona. She is an associate member at the American Psychological Association (APA). Maira has worked in both in-patient and outpatient settings and provides therapy for serious mental health problems such as schizophernia, personality disorders, mood disorders, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Her chief role was to facilitate group therapies. She then later reached the position of co-head at the psychology department in Behman Hospital. Maira enjoys extensive experience with counseling services as well. She was the Head of outpatient psychological services at Behman Consultancy Clinics. She has worked with adolescents and adults who are experiencing difficulties with quality of life issues such as self-esteem, marital conflicts, sexuality, interpersonal problems, stress and anger management.
Maira has experience dealing with both the Arab and western cultures. She conducts therapy in both English and Arabic. Maira adopts various therapeutic modalities mainly psycho-dynamic, cognitive, and attachment-based theories. She also utilizes hypnosis to access unrecognized human potentials and resources for facilitating change.