Queen Rania attends a counselling session with Syrian women who have been left psychologically scarred after fleeing conflict to start new lives in Jordan

Queen Rania looked ready for spring in a pastel blazer while meeting Syrian refugees who have received help in Jordan.

The 45-year-old met women who had fled to Jordan and received group counselling at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Women's Protection and Empowerment Center in Ramtha, in the north of the country.

The centre also provides activities for their children and Rania was all smiles as she met youngsters who were busy colouring in together.

Queen Rania met with Syrian women who have fled the country and came to Jordan at the International Rescue Committee

The Queen of Jordan met female refugees who are receiving help at the Women's Protection and Empowerment Center in Ramtha, north of Jordan

The ever chic mother-of-four wore a graphic-print T-shirt and a mustard scarf along with the peach blazer and nude court shoes.

She wore her hair in a stylish half-up do and chose modern pearl earrings to go with her ensemble.

At a meeting with IRC staff, country director Wendy Taeuber briefed the queen on the services the organisation provides, and how it deals with gender-based violence emergencies among female Syrian refugees, according to a statement from Rania's office.

Taeuber explained that based on a study conducted by IRC in Jordan, the organisation's cash assistance programme has been successful in alleviating cases of domestic and gender-based violence.

The queen then attended a group counselling session for Syrian women, who opened up to her about the challenges and pressures they have faced after fleeing to Jordan

Rania posed for a picture with the women who revealed the psychological stress leaving Syria has had on them and their marriages and children

The queen then attended a group counselling session for Syrian women, who opened up to her about the challenges and pressures they have faced after fleeing to Jordan.

Um Qusai, a Syrian refugee who fled from Daraa three years ago, told Queen Rania that poverty, displacement, and uncertainty about her family's future have left her in a bad psychological state.

The counselling sessions allow the women to discuss any abuse they face, and receive emotional support and advice on how to overcome psychological trauma. They help women obtain a sense of routine and normalcy, while building social support networks with other women.

'We came here to find that we have to start our lives from scratch,' Um Qusai explained.

'The stress was more than I could tolerate, so my husband and I started having problems at home, and even my children started developing psychological issues because life all of a sudden became too difficult,' she added.

Rania also met children, who were doing arts and crafts activities, that are being helped by the centre

Rania is all smiles as she meets young children who have been brought to Jordan by their mothers fleeing Syria

The counselling sessions, however, have helped her deal with her negative feelings, she added.

But the Syrian refugee crisis has not only taken a toll on displaced Syrians, it has also put an immense amount of pressure on Jordanian communities that host them, the statement said.

Rania also met with the heads of five Jordanian charity organisations working in the area to support local residents on Wednesday.

The charity directors told the Queen that the closures of two border crossings and the free trade zone with Syria have led to skyrocketing unemployment among Jordanians.

The refugee crisis has also pushed house rents up in Ramtha and other towns and cities.

The charity directors added that severe pressure on Jordan's infrastructure has exhausted public services in Ramtha. 

Queen Rania's second stop in Ramtha was a visit to an IRC health clinic.

Her Majesty toured the facility and checked on Syrian and Jordanian patients with IRC Health Programme Manager Muhammad Fawad, and IRC Health Coordinator Caroline Boustany.

The Queen also stopped at an IRC mobile clinic, which treats refugees in remote locations who cannot afford transportation to health facilities in the city.