Dr. Omar Reda
Global Trauma Expert, Psychiatrist, and Humanitarian Advocate at the Healing Trauma Institute
Dr. Omar Reda, board-certified psychiatrist and founder of Healing Trauma Institute, is a global leader in refugee mental health. Author of Untangled and The Wounded Healer, he equips caregivers with trauma-informed strategies to support displaced communities and break cycles of generational trauma.
About Dr. Omar Reda
Dr. Omar Reda, a Libyan-born psychiatrist, is a global trauma expert specializing in refugee mental health, intergenerational trauma, and healing within displaced communities. As an asylum seeker himself, he brings firsthand experience to his work in humanitarian psychiatry, supporting trauma survivors through clinical care, advocacy, and community-based healing initiatives.
Dr. Reda is the author of Untangled: Go From Surviving to Thriving, The Wounded Healer, and several academic publications on trauma-informed care and combating hate, including contributions to Islamophobia and Psychiatry and Antisemitism and Psychiatry. His Untangled model is used internationally to support caregivers working with traumatized communities.
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His commitment to breaking cycles of trauma extends to innovative projects such as The Wounded Healer retreats, Camp Silah, and his Daughter-Father Bonding Project YouTube channel, fostering emotional resilience in families. He has consulted on trauma-informed systems for organizations, governments, and projects like the animated film Lamya’s Poem, which explores the impact of war on refugee children.
Dr. Reda’s work blends psychotherapy, storytelling, and cultural competency to create healing spaces for refugees and vulnerable populations. At the International Refugee and Migration Health Conference, he will share strategies for addressing intergenerational trauma, supporting caregivers, and building trauma-informed communities.