About IASO
We chose that name with intention. It speaks to everything this place was built for.
At IASO, psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurses work together as one team, because comprehensive care requires more than one perspective.
We use evidence-based treatments and we approach every person with the understanding that their experience is unique to them. A thorough assessment, a clear explanation, and a plan that reflects who you are and what you actually need.
We work with adults navigating some of the hardest things life brings, and we take that responsibility seriously. Based in Dubai. We work with patients from all over the world at our clinic in Dubai Healthcare City.
What brings them to us is the need for a space that feels safe enough to be heard in order to start their healing journey.
Care with ethics. Clinical excellence.
Meet the team
Medical Director · Consultant Psychiatrist
Psychiatric care across the full range of psychiatric disorders, with particular expertise in neurodevelopmental conditions (ADHD, autism) and prenatal and postnatal mental health.
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Psychologist · Psychotherapist
Psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychological & neuropsychological assessments.
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Medical Director · Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Ioannis Delipalas holds Swedish Board Certification as a Consultant Psychiatrist with over 24 years of clinical experience.
He earned his MBBS from Demokriteion University in Greece before relocating to Sweden for clinical fellowship training in Adult Psychiatry at Uppsala University Hospital and Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm. He completed a two-year master's degree in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at Ersta College in Stockholm. The Swedish Board granted him Consultant Psychiatrist status in 2009.
He applies a holistic treatment approach, taking into consideration physical health, mental health history, lifestyle factors, and individual objectives. Dr Ioannis provides psychiatric services across the full range of psychiatric disorders:
Fluent in English, Greek, and Swedish.
Psychologist · Psychotherapist
Ezgi Firat Buyukbas is a Dubai-based, CDA-licensed psychologist and psychotherapist. She has over 12 years of experience across a range of clinical settings, providing psychotherapy as well as psychological and neuropsychological assessment.
She earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Bilkent University in Turkey, followed by a Master of Science in Neuropsychology from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Motivated to deepen her understanding of mental health, she later completed a second master's degree in Clinical Psychology at Baskent University.
Throughout her career, Ezgi has worked in university hospitals, university counselling centres and her own private practice in Istanbul. She has conducted psychological and neuropsychological assessments for people with neurological and psychiatric conditions, including dementia, multiple sclerosis, acquired brain injury, stroke, ADHD, depression and anxiety. Alongside assessment work, she has provided psychotherapy to adults and young adults experiencing mood disorders, anxiety, traumatic experiences, relationship difficulties, identity-related concerns, life transitions, and separation and individuation difficulties. She also taught Biological Psychology and Introduction to Psychology to undergraduate students as a part-time lecturer for two years.
Ezgi specialises in psychodynamic psychotherapy and in psychological and neuropsychological assessment for adults and young adults, and remains committed to continuous professional development through seminars and international conferences.
Ezgi primarily works from a psychodynamic perspective, believing that emotional difficulties are best understood within the context of each person's unique life experiences and relationships. Her background in neuropsychology allows her to integrate different perspectives and tailor therapy to each person's needs.
For Ezgi, psychotherapy offers a space to slow down, reflect and make sense of experiences that may feel overwhelming or difficult to face alone. In therapy, people gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships, and recognise the patterns that may be shaping their lives. Rather than focusing solely on symptom relief, therapy aims to foster lasting self-understanding and emotional growth.
Exploring past experiences can be an important part of the process, because our personal histories often shape how we experience ourselves and relate to others today. As people begin to understand their own stories, they often become more aware of their emotions, needs and inner resources, and better able to meet life's challenges with creativity and fulfilment.
Trauma, anxiety, depressive feelings, identity issues, grief, loss and separation, relational and emotional difficulties, major life transitions (career shifts, divorce, relocation, marriage, becoming a parent), burnout, and anger.
