Setareh Hamidi
Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
Highlights – Setareh Hamidi
Highlights – Setareh Hamidi
Certified MBSR instructor; leads mindfulness & stress reduction courses at Yara Clinic.
Pioneer in children’s mindfulness programs at Aramesh Novin Clinic, Tehran.
Parenting skills workshop facilitator for National Iranian Oil Company Cultural Center.
ISTDP-trained psychodynamic therapist specializing in anxiety, OCD, depression, and behavioral disorders.
Collaborated with Dr. Arzoo Eskooi at Yara Clinic and Tazhi No Counseling Center.
Member & writer for health, family, and children magazines including “Donyaye Salamat” and “Pezeshknnameh.”
ISTDP supervision trainee under Dr. Nima Ghorbani and Dr. Alireza Tahmasb; trained in short-term intensive psychodynamic therapy.
Completed specialized workshops with John Frederickson, Patricia Caglin, and Alan Abbas in ISTDP and mentalization techniques.
Published research on organizational justice, parenting styles, and narcissistic traits; translated scholarly articles.
Member of Iranian Psychological Association & Iranian Organization of Psychology; trained in professional ethics and advanced psychodynamic techniques.
Workshops
Setareh Hamidi conducts workshops focused on psychological growth and well-being, helping participants enhance self-awareness, manage stress, and develop emotional resilience. Her programs combine evidence-based mindfulness techniques with psychodynamic insights for lasting personal transformation.
Therapy Sessions
Individual Therapy with Setareh Hamidi
I specialize in individual psychodynamic therapy for anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, and mood disorders.If you have reached a point in your life where:
you can no longer go on alone, and persistent anxiety, depression, or OCD has made everything feel heavy
past trauma and emotional wounds are still holding you back
I am here — exactly for these moments.All you need to do is place your hands in mine so we can form a therapeutic alliance: a promise to move through the pain, to heal, and to rebuild you from the ground up.I will walk beside you with all my knowledge, experience, and heart until you return to life — lighter, hopeful, and strong again.Just send one message and we’ll begin your therapy sessions. Sometimes we simply owe ourselves a new life.Wherever you are in the world, online sessions are available to you.
