Get to Know the Founder
Shamly Khalid is a certified Child Life Coach and Teen Confidence Coach in Dubai, dedicated to helping children and teenagers navigate challenges such as stress, anxiety, low confidence and difficulty expressing themselves. With her experience and understanding of young people, she founded Wee Capt Studio, a life coaching studio for teens and children in Dubai, where she provides practical personalised tools to help young people understand their minds, build resilience, strengthen confidence and develop the skills they need to thrive.
Shamly Khalid Founder, Wee Capt Studio
Certified In
- Child Life Coaching
- CBT Certified
- Play Therapy
- Neuroplasticity Trainer
- Level 5 (CCLLC)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- BAP Certified Brain Training
Plus: Psychology background, KHDA certification, 100+ hours hands-on experience with UK schools, training in yoga & wellness centers — making her one of Dubai's most qualified certified life coaches for teenagers and children.
Her Journey
In the UK
Shamly worked in primary schools across the UK, running wellbeing programs. She watched brilliant kids shut down under pressure — smart teens who couldn't manage their own minds. She collaborated with yoga centers and wellbeing spaces, learning that transformation happens when you integrate mind, breath, body, and behavior — not separately.
The Gap She Identified
Teenagers had fragments of support: a therapist for emotions, a tutor for academics, a yoga instructor for stress. But nobody was teaching them to integrate all of it — to master their own nervous system, to understand why they think and act the way they do
In Dubai
Shamly relocated to Dubai and created the 4B Framework — a science-backed, integrated system combining Brain, Breath, Body, and Behaviour. She obtained KHDA certification (Dubai's education authority recognizing her work as legitimate, evidence-based, and impactful), then built Wee Capt Studio — a trusted teen and child coaching studio in Dubai — to bring it all together.
The 4B Framework
A resilience coaching framework for teens, used across every Wee Capt Studio coaching program in Dubai.
Brain
Understand how your mind works under stress.
Breath
Regulate your nervous system in the moment through mindfulness and breathing techniques.
Body
Develop somatic awareness and presence.
Behaviour
Take intentional action, not reactive patterns.
Why Wee Capt Studio Exists
Build Confidence, Understand Yourself
Wee Capt Studio provides teen coaching in Dubai to help young people understand themselves, manage everyday stress, discover their strengths and build lasting confidence. Through practical, age-appropriate tools, teens can develop self-awareness, emotional skills, resilience and life skills that fit naturally into their everyday lives.
Build Resilience, Not Just Achievement
Wee Capt Studio supports parents who want their children to develop confidence, resilience, emotional awareness and practical coping skills, not just academic success. Our parent coaching support in Dubai helps parents better understand their child's needs while encouraging healthier communication and stronger relationships. Coaching is a complementary, skills-based approach that can work alongside professional therapy or medical care when additional support is needed.
What Shamly Believes In
- Every teen has the capacity to master their own mind. It's not about changing who you are; it's about learning how to grow.
- Credentials matter, but connection matters more. She has the expertise and the heart to actually see your child.
- Real change happens when you address brain, breath, body, and behavior together — not one at a time.
- Resilience isn't about "bouncing back." It's about building the foundation so you don't crack in the first place.
- Your teen's potential isn't somewhere in the future. It's here, now. They just need the right tools to access it.
"Your teen doesn't need to be 'broken' to benefit from coaching. They just need to want to master themselves."
Shamly is based in Dubai (Jumeirah Lake Towers, JLT) but works with young people globally — online, in-person, wherever they are. She's created something rare: a bridge between psychology, science, and practical life skills. Curious what a session actually looks like? Explore individual and group coaching sessions or see current packages and pricing.
