Belonging and loneliness
Building connection while feeling between worlds
Persian therapist online · Sessions in Farsi
Online Persian therapy with a Farsi-speaking therapist
Atefeh Pouya is a Persian-speaking psychologist and adult psychotherapist offering online therapy in Farsi for Iranian and Persian-speaking adults living abroad.
Online sessions in FarsiYour local time zoneIndividual adult therapy
Distance changes context.It does not automatically rewrite emotional patterns.
A life across places and relationships
Sometimes migration changes the setting before it changes the pattern.
You may have built a new life and still encounter the same anxiety, fear of rejection, pressure to be enough, or difficulty relying on others. Migration can also bring experiences that are genuinely new: distance from family, changes in identity, and uncertainty about belonging.
Pressure to succeed
Feeling that migration must be justified through constant achievement
Family at a distance
Changing boundaries, worry, guilt, and responsibility
Relationships after migration
Attachment needs and conflict under new pressures
Identity and changing roles
Redefining yourself across languages and cultures
Staying or returning
Living with ambivalence rather than a simple answer
An important distinction
These experiences do not necessarily mean that you have “failed to adapt.”
Sometimes migration creates a context in which earlier emotional and relational patterns become easier to see. At other times, the difficulty is a direct response to loss, uncertainty, reduced support, or a change in role. Therapy can hold both possibilities without reducing everything to migration.
Language is part of emotional memory—not only a tool for translating it.
Sessions are offered in Persian. This can make room for emotional nuance, family language, humour, and cultural references without requiring you to explain every layer first.
Therapy in Persian
Context matters, but it does not define you.
Your experience is considered in relation to family, culture, migration, and the life you are building now. The work remains centred on you as an individual—not on assumptions about all immigrants or all Iranians.
- Emotional and relational patterns
- Anxiety, rumination, and self-pressure
- Belonging, identity, and family boundaries
How online sessions work
A clear process, wherever you live
Choose a time
View available appointments and select a suitable time.
Receive the details
The information needed for the online session is provided.
Meet online in Persian
Attend the video session at the selected time.
About Atefeh
Adult psychotherapy with attention to relationships, emotions, and context
I’m Atefeh Pouya, a psychologist and adult psychotherapist with a master’s degree in psychology and a professional practice licence. My work draws primarily on schema therapy, alongside attachment perspectives, CBT, and ACT when relevant to the individual.
The aim is not to fit your experience into a migration story, but to understand the patterns, needs, and circumstances that are specific to you. Sessions are offered in Persian.
The work may be relevant if you want to explore:
- Recurring relationship patterns
- Anxiety and emotional pressure
- Perfectionism and self-criticism
- Boundaries, needs, and attachment
- Migration-related changes without reducing everything to migration
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Before booking from outside Iran
Are sessions conducted in English?
Sessions are conducted in Persian. The English pages are provided to make information easier to find and review.
How are appointment times shown?
Available appointments are displayed in the booking system so you can choose a suitable time.
Do I need to identify as an immigrant to use this service?
No. Migration may be part of your context, but therapy can focus on relationships, anxiety, emotion regulation, self-criticism, or other concerns that matter to you.
How long is a session?
The exact duration is shown during booking.
What if I need urgent help?
This service does not replace emergency or crisis support. Contact local emergency services if you are at immediate risk.
