Saeideh Abdollahi
PhD in Counseling (Family and Mental Health)
Specialties and Expertise:
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) Attachment-Based Individual Therapy Trauma, Anxiety, and Stress Treatment Marital Conflict and Relationship Repair Emotional Regulation and Anger Management Identity Crises and Life Transitions (e.g., Migration) Crisis and Psychosocial Interventions Intercultural Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health
Client Focus:
Individuals Couples Families Vulnerable and underserved populations Cross-cultural and immigrant clients
Treatment Approach:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Attachment-Based Therapy Clinical Hypnotherapy Intercultural and Community-Based Interventions Ethical and supportive use of technology and artificial intelligence in mental health care
I hold a PhD in Counseling and work as a university lecturer and family therapist with an attachment-based approach. My professional work is situated at the intersection of clinical practice, academic teaching, applied research, and the design of mental health interventions at individual, family, and community levels.
I am a certified Emotionally Focused Therapist (EFT) through the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT – Canada). Attachment theory forms the core of my clinical practice, with a particular emphasis on fostering emotional safety, repairing injured relational bonds, and strengthening long-term relational well-being.
In addition to EFT, I have completed specialized international training in intercultural therapy, work with immigrants and identity-related challenges, child and adolescent mental health, parenting, comprehensive sexuality education, and clinical hypnotherapy.
I am also the founder and director of Hoshmandsazi-ye Ma’na va Agahi (HOMA), a licensed mental health service institute focused on meaning-centered, preventive, and equity-oriented mental health services. Within this framework, ethical and human-centered applications of artificial intelligence are used as supportive tools to enhance access, prevention, crisis intervention, and community mental health empowerment.