Dr. Pegah Houshmand

Dr. Pegah Houshmand is a HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist based in the United Kingdom. She holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and brings 12 years of experience from NHS and private-sector work. She focuses on helping people manage everyday pressures and more acute difficulties, including anger, stress and anxiety.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She helps people clarify what matters to them, set small steps, and build on existing strengths. Sessions are offered in a non-judgemental space where emotions and difficult memories can be talked through.

Dr Houshmand uses a flexible approach. She draws on several therapies and tailors them to each person’s needs and goals. This means practical tools for mood and thinking alongside work on attachment and relationships when relevant.

She has worked across hospital services and private practice, and has experience with a wide range of concerns including depression, grief, addictions, eating issues, trauma and relationship difficulties. That background informs a pragmatic way of helping people develop healthier habits for coping and managing emotions.

When children have been involved in someone’s life, she has training in therapeutic play and creative approaches from experience with Place2Be. She also offers sessions for parents to reflect on how best to support their child’s emotional needs. If you are unsure whether this approach fits your situation, use the Start Therapy button to complete the short matching questionnaire and check session details before booking.

Therapeutic methods that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that reflect personal values; it can help with stress, anxiety and problems like anger. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical techniques to reduce unhelpful patterns such as panic or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns and can help with trust, intimacy and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try first. This collaborative way of working means techniques can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also make certain tasks simpler, for example sharing worksheets or practising exercises between sessions. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the approaches above to an online setting while helping clients find what feels most helpful.