Dr. Pegah Houshmand
Experienced HCPC Practitioner Psychologist
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About Pegah
Dr. Pegah Houshmand is a HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist practising in the United Kingdom. She brings 12 years of clinical experience across the NHS and personal settings and holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.
Pegah focuses on helping people manage difficult emotions and find practical ways to move forward. Her practice uses a blend of approaches chosen to match each person's needs and goals. She aims to work collaboratively, helping clients identify what matters most to them and taking small steps toward change.
Background and approach
Sessions are calm and non-judgemental, with a focus on building strengths as well as addressing problems. Pegah has worked with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. She also supports people facing issues such as addictions, eating problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship struggles and career stress.
She takes particular interest in body image and the pressures that can lead to harmful coping strategies. Her experience includes work with children and young people through training with Place2Be, where she used creative arts and play to help younger clients express difficult feelings. She also provides sessions for parents to reflect on a child’s needs and consider supportive strategies.
Pegah draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, tailoring techniques to each person. Her style is warm and practical, aiming to make therapy understandable and relevant to everyday life.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 12
- Registered with
- HCPC
- Registration number
- PYL045646
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Pegah's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Pegah works with
Everything Pegah lists, in their own terms.
- 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 Pegah works online
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative conversation and can change as therapy progresses.
Check which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break. It can also let someone join therapy from a location that is more comfortable for them. Registered or accredited professionals aim to adapt tools and exercises so they work well across the ways people meet their therapist.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Pegah supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, and addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also works with concerns such as addictions, eating and sleeping problems, bipolar disorder and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space and tailors techniques to each person's needs and goals.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and has 12 years of experience in both NHS and independent practice settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the HCPC and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the easiest way to begin working together?
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