About my work

I completed my training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with the Freudian Group of Tehran between 2013 and 2021. The programme included theoretical seminars, supervised clinical work and personal analysis. During the final two years, I also taught Freud to newer trainees.

Since 2024 I have undertaken further psychoanalytic training at the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research (CFAR) in London. My approach is particularly informed by Lacanian psychoanalysis. Ongoing supervision, study and personal analysis remain integral to my practice.

I began clinical work in Iran in 2010. I hold a doctorate in psychology from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in clinical psychology. My experience includes private psychological services, the university’s counselling service, and therapeutic and educational projects with organisations to support mental health in the wider community. I have also worked in prison services and adult inpatient settings, including acute care, neurological services and rehabilitation.

Much of my work in Iran took place in a community psychological service that I founded and led. There I provided longer-term individual and group psychotherapy and supervised other clinicians. In the UK, I have led psychology provision within adult inpatient services and worked closely with multidisciplinary teams on formulation, risk and treatment planning.

This work has also included service development, staff consultation, supervision and teaching.

I have taught clinical psychology at university level and psychoanalytic theory and practice to clinicians and trainees. Recent teaching has covered Freud and Lacan.

I helped establish the Afrah Forum, a group for the close reading and translation of Lacan into Persian, and contributed directly and regularly to translations of his first four seminars.

In my clinical psychology work, I consider a person’s difficulties in the context of their history, relationships, physical health and current circumstances. In institutional settings, this also means considering how the organisation of care affects patients and the staff working with them.

I bring this experience to consultation on complex adult presentations, psychological formulation, risk and multidisciplinary working. Psychoanalytic supervision offers a more focused examination of the clinical encounter and the practitioner’s interventions. The purpose and scope of each kind of work are agreed at the outset.

I also offer psychoanalytic group therapy for adults. A group gives participants the opportunity to speak about their difficulties, hear how others respond, and consider what happens in their relationships within the group. Attention to the interactions between members is central to this work.

The purpose of the group, who it is intended for, the setting and the arrangements for joining are discussed before participation. You can enquire about group therapy for yourself or in relation to a service or organisation.

• HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist — PYL042526
• Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
• Listed on the British Psychological Society’s Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS)
• Sessions in English, Persian (Farsi) and Kurdish
• Online sessions; in-person work may be available by prior arrangement in West Yorkshire