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Djenane Nakhle,PhD
Author & Psychologist
🌍 About the Memoir
“I hope Finding Home empowers others to follow their purpose—at their own time, in their own way.”
— Djenane Nakhle, PhD
Finding Home: From Cairo to New York, award-winning memoir, celebrates the strength of the human spirit and the courage it takes to shape one’s own destiny.
🏅 Awards & Recognition
🏆 Winner – PenCraft Spring Book Award (Nonfiction)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Overall 5-Star Rating – Readers’ Favorite
🎖️ Honorable Mention – New York Book Festival (2025)
✍️ Editorial Reviews
“A modern odyssey—each chapter shaped by courage, reinvention, and deep empathy.”
— Robin Ducharme Pastore, award-winning reporter and publisher, Old Greenwich & Riverside Neighbors
“Eloquent and rich with historical detail… a broad yet intimate panorama of her life’s journey.”
— Carol Thompson, Readers’ Favorite
“An uplifting story of displacement, resilience, and second acts.”
— Kirkus Reviews
📕 What Readers Are Saying
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The writing is direct and deeply personal, with an authentic voice that draws you into Dr. Nakhle’s unique perspective and astonishing life journey. A truly inspiring and compelling read—enlightening and encouraging for women who have struggled to find their own path.”
📕 This Memoir Is for Anyone Who Has
• Searched for belonging across borders
• Endured hardship with courage
• Sought meaning amid uncertainty
• Reinvented themselves in a new life
• Loved Educated and Wild
Stops Along the JOurney
Cairo, Egypt
Beirut, Lebanon
Lausanne, Switzerland
Paris, France
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Events
featuring Djenane Nakhle, PHD
Exciting news! 🎙️
Robin DuCharme Partore
has graciously invited me back
for a second interview
on WGCH Radio in Connecticut!
📅 Tune in:
Tuesday, May 13 at 7:20 AM
Spotify Interview
Featured on the podcast "Genius: Sciencing Our Human Potential" hosted by award winning author of "Brain Dance", licensed mental health professional, and Psychotherapist, Diane Grimard Wilson. The episode is titled "On Chaos and Longing" and can be found on various platforms, including Spotify.
Empowered Women Book Club
Exciting Bookclub Updates📚
Due to the successful attendance and enriching discussions, The Empowered Women Book Club will continue! 📚✨
We'll keep you posted.
Empowered Women Book Club
I am thrilled to invite you to the Inagural meeting by my daughter, Joelle Tamraz, Speaker, Coach, and, Author of "The Secret Practice", on Thursday, Februrary 27th1:00 - 2:00pm EST (6-7pm UK).Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/nqi-wuco-whs
Exciting update! 🎧
Dove Wilson
has generously invited me
for a second podcast interview
and this time,we’ve decided
to do something special:
a mutual conversation interview!
📅 Details and publication date coming soon—stay tuned!
WGCH Radio Interview
I'm delighted to share
Robin DuCharme Pastore's award winning Author, Broadcaster, and Publisher of
Old Greenwich & Riverside Neighbors,
live interview of me on
Connecticut radio station WGCH.
Click Here To Listen
Mother-Daughter Memoirists
Our journeys echo each other, and both end in freedom.
It's a joy to share this experience and bring our stories to the light.
- Joelle Tamraz
Empowered Women Book Club
Upcoming Event
As an author and psychologist, I am honored to share my memoir, Finding Home: From Cairo to New York, at Literary Thursday on October 23, 2025 at 6 PM (EST, virtual).
This evening will celebrate the power of storytelling—highlighting resilience, belonging, and self-discovery across cultures.
I hope you’ll join us!
@QPLNYC
Djenane Nakhle, PhD
I am not currently accepting new patients. To be placed on a waiting list,
please use the contact form.
New York & Connecticut Licensed Psychologist
in private practice since 1997
Native French speaker
Fluent in Spanish
I provide virtual and in-person therapy to treat anxiety, depression, and trauma, and help achieve interpersonal and professional goals
in engaged, collaborative sessions.
author's biography
Djenane Nakhle is an Egyptian-born, Lebanese-American psychologist. Due to a political and economic upheaval in her birth country, she lived in Switzerland, Lebanon, and France before immigrating to the United States, making Manhattan her home and professional address.
Her travels and diverse life experiences across four continents have exposed her to multicultural environments and given her multilingual fluency (English, French, Spanish and Arabic) and
an expanded worldview.
A licensed psychologist in New York and Connecticut with nearly thirty years of experience, Dr. Nakhle has, in addition to her private practice, served as the Director of Therapeutics at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (CPMC) for five years
and taught a Graduate seminar, “Trauma: Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives,” at New York University.
Dr. Nakhle’s clinical focus includes anxiety, interpersonal relationships, and learning differences. She strives to use her clinical expertise and broad experience in a supportive and collaborative approach
to help others achieve their goals.
Dr. Nakhle is the author of her memoir (December 5th, 2024),
Finding Home: From Cairo to New York.
To contact me or to be placed on a patient wait list, please fill in the form.
Thank you, Djenane
