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
AI and Emotional Relationships: A New Companion, Temporary Help, or a Risky Substitute for People?
Why do people seek emotional support from AI? A review of 2026 evidence on loneliness, dependence, attachment and emotion regulation, with its limits.
Are Children a Mirror of Their Parents? Parental Depression, Withdrawal and Children's Friendships: What the Evidence Says
What 2025-2026 research says about parental depression and avoidance and children's social withdrawal: what is supported, what is not, and what helps.
Paradoxical Therapy in Psychotherapy: When Trying to Control a Symptom Keeps It Going
What is paradoxical therapy and how does it work? A review of paradoxical interventions, their use in insomnia and anxiety, the research evidence and ethical 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