About Pegah
Dr. Pegah Houshmand is a HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist based in the United Kingdom. She holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and has around 12 years of clinical experience across the NHS and personal sector.
Her work focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, grief and life changes while also addressing relationship and intimacy concerns. Dr. Houshmand takes an integrative, collaborative approach to therapy.
She draws on a range of evidence-based methods and adapts them to each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and focused on what matters most to the individual. Her experience covers a wide variety of concerns, from trauma and abuse to addictions, eating and sleeping problems, and ADHD. She also supports people facing career stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness and issues around identity, including LGBT-related matters.
In sessions she aims to balance sensitive listening with practical strategies. People can expect to look at patterns that maintain distress and try small experiments to change them. The emphasis is on building skills and drawing out each person's strengths.
She has worked with children and young people during training with a children’s mental health charity, using play and creative approaches, and offers sessions for parents to reflect on their child’s needs. Her practice is guided by respect, warmth and clear, realistic goals.
What Pegah works with
Everything Pegah lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Pegah is listed here; the rest shows what else Pegah works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Pegah lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take small steps toward a life that matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour and practising new ways of responding to reduce anxiety or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns, helping people understand and change how they relate to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will suggest methods that fit those aims. Decisions are made together, and the plan can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Session-format details are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow quicker check-ins when needed. It also means someone can try talking through practical problems and new coping strategies from wherever works best for them, with the therapist helping to structure sessions and set realistic steps between meetings.
Questions people ask about Pegah
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship issues, among other concerns such as addiction, trauma and eating or sleeping difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She combines listening with hands-on strategies tailored to each person's goals.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has about 12 years of experience across the NHS and personal sector and holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She is registered with the HCPC and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options with the service before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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