Dr. Pegah Houshmand

Dr. Pegah Houshmand is a HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist based in the United Kingdom. She has 12 years of clinical work across the NHS and private practice and holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. She aims to help people manage difficult feelings and move towards clearer, more meaningful choices in life.

Her style is collaborative and practical. She adapts methods to each person rather than using one fixed approach. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on building everyday skills to cope with stress, low mood, or relationship problems.

She offers calm, non-judgemental space for talking through painful experiences and for recognising strengths. Therapy often looks at how past patterns influence present choices and at small steps to change unhelpful cycles. She also works with intimacy-related issues and the effects of trauma and loss.

Pegah has particular experience with eating difficulties, addiction, and anxiety-related conditions. She also helps people with ADHD, compassion fatigue, and the challenges of major life changes. Her background includes work with adults and with young people through training with a children’s mental health charity.

In sessions she blends approaches such as cognitive behavioural ideas, attachment-focused thinking and acceptance-based practices. The aim is to create a plan that fits each person’s goals, pace and life circumstances before moving on to practical strategies.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking small steps towards what matters. It can help with anxiety, low mood and chronic stress by teaching practical ways to act despite difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy works with the links between thoughts, feelings and actions to change unhelpful patterns and build new coping skills; it is often used for anxiety, panic and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can be useful for intimacy issues and recurring relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and circumstances. The work is shaped by the client’s priorities and by what feels most helpful in early sessions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions help fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time and allow a steadier routine around work or family life. They can also support shorter check-ins when that suits a weekly schedule. Registered or accredited professionals can guide the choice of format to match clinical needs and practical constraints.