Nahla is a Clinical Psychologist, Counselor, Group Therapist, a member of the Egyptian Association of Group Therapies and Processes (EAGT), and a certified Psychodrama Therapist by the international Associazione Mediterranea di Psicodramma in collaboration with EAGT. She earned her BA in Clinical Psychology at Ain Shams University in 1984.

Over 25 years in practice, Nahla has worked passionately in Family and Couples Counseling, Group Therapy, and Basic Life and Emotional Skills Development. Her predominant approach to therapy is the Four-Step Integrative Model of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, in addition to Psychodrama, Monodrama, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).