Dr. Soolmaz
Dehghanidowlatabadi
Counselling Psychologist (PhD) | Researcher: psychological flexibility & wellbeing
Soolmaz Dehghanidowlatabadi (also published as Soolmaz Dehghani) is a counselling psychologist (PhD in Counselling) and early-career researcher. Her research examines psychological flexibility, perfectionism, intolerance of uncertainty, depressive symptoms and wellbeing, as well as marital and family processes.
She has co-authored 15 peer-reviewed articles, three of them in Brain and Behavior, with colleagues in Malaysia, India, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt. She brings six years of clinical practice in Iran, and a background in engineering and management, to this work.
Online counselling
Individual and couples counselling, held online in English and Persian, drawing on six years of clinical practice with CBT, ACT, mindfulness, compassion-focused and schema therapy.
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- 01ResearchPsychological flexibility, perfectionism, uncertainty and wellbeing, in individuals, couples and families.
- 02PublicationsFifteen peer-reviewed articles, listed by year.
- 03ExperienceSix years of clinical practice in Iran, and work in organisational psychology.
- 04TeachingUniversity teaching in Tehran and Shiraz.
- 05WorkshopsA conference presentation, and workshops on mindfulness, schema therapy, CBT, CFT and ACT.
- 06ArticlesPractical, research-informed articles on psychological flexibility, anxiety, perfectionism, relationships and wellbeing.
- 07CVThe full CV as a PDF.
Latest articles
Attraction, Relationship Skills and Marriage Strength: What the Research Tells Us
Marriage strength comes from personal vulnerabilities, stress and communication. Why does attraction fade, and which skills and exercises help? A research review.
Doomscrolling: Why Is Bad News Hard to Put Down, and What Does the Evidence Actually Say?
What is doomscrolling, how is it linked to anxiety and distress, and why is correlation not causation? A review of the evidence and its limits.
Self-Compassion: When the Inner Critic Speaks Louder Than Everyone Else
What is self-compassion, how does it differ from self-esteem, and what does research say about reducing self-criticism? A science-based guide with the evidence's limits.
Recent publications
- Abdollahi, A., Dehghanidowlatabadi, S., Abu Talib, M., & Susilawati, I. R. (2026). Psychological flexibility and psychological distress among nurses: A longitudinal study of the mediating role of second victim experience and the moderating role of self-compassion. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-19. doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2026.2729846
- Salimian, M., Abdollahi, A., & Dehghanidowlatabadi, S. (2026). The moderating role of psychological flexibility in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and flourishing. Discover Psychology. doi.org/10.1007/s44202-026-00777-6
- Abdollahi, A., Dehghanidowlatabadi, S., Jamaludin, A. N. S. J., & Tan, L. H. (2026). The longitudinal pathway from body appearance perfectionism to social appearance anxiety: The mediating role of digital filter use and moderating role of fear of missing out. The Journal of Genetic Psychology. doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2026.2680991