top of page
Digital illustration of a stylized face wearing sunglasses and a beanie. The minimalist design uses a dotted outline to depict the beard and facial features.

Laughing Freud

Using humour to boost wellbeing

Evidence informed workshops and talks for teams, organisations and schools in Dubai.

Get Started
Presentation photography of a male presenter teaching an audience about the thinking brain on a screen in a modern classroom.
"Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly"

G.K. Chesterton

Jack de Saram (1).jpg

Jack de Saram is a Dubai-based therapist, speaker and former stand-up comedian. He trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy at Goldsmiths, University of London, where his master’s research on the therapeutic benefits of humour gained a distinction. He’s a registered member of the BACP, licensed by the CDA, and works with adults and adolescents.

 

Laughing Freud brings that work into the workplace: talks and workshops that show how we can bring more humour and levity to everyday challenges, and frame them in a more manageable way.

About Jack

Learn More
Simple Professional LinkedIn Profile Picture.png
Group Shot.png

Workshops

Interactive sessions that give teams practical tools for stress, connection and resilience. There’s laughter and real psychology, and nobody gets put on the spot. Each one is tailored to your team’s size, schedule and challenges.

Services

Talks

Keynotes, lunch-and-learns and wellbeing-week sessions. An engaging, often funny look at why we struggle and what actually helps. Suitable for conferences, leadership offsites and all-staff events.

1:1 Sessions

1:1 sessions: coming soon. Get in touch to register interest.

The Approach

The levity perspective

Research suggests that humour gives us perspective, putting more distance between us and whatever we’re finding difficult. By cultivating that perspective, we’re not trying to make things funny. We’re making room to notice the funny that’s already there.

Grounded in psychology

Everything draws on established therapeutic thinking and years of clinical practice. Workshops and talks equip participants with real tools they can use in their own lives to unlock their own sense of levity.

Adaptable

The content adapts to the room. That could be corporate teams and leadership groups, school staff, or sixth-form students preparing for the pressures ahead. Sessions can run as a short talk or a longer interactive workshop, in person across Dubai or online, and are shaped around what your group is actually dealing with.

"Can't wait for the next one"

Peter B

"Be careful, someone will steal this idea"

Jennifer V

"Always brilliant"

Susanna J

bottom of page