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Doojun: Supporting You on Your Mental Health Journey

Doojun was founded in response to the need for a professional and safe space dedicated to supporting the mental health of Iranians living abroad. Life anywhere in the world can bring a range of challenges—some related to migration and others arising as part of everyday life. Our aim has always been to make these challenges more manageable and to create a trusted platform where Iranians living abroad can access mental health services with greater peace of mind.

Doojun was established to provide specialised mental health services in a safe and supportive environment, working with professionals who are committed to ethical practice and the protection of clients’ privacy. It is important to us to build healthy, respectful relationships with our clients and to honour their boundaries at all times.

From the very beginning, we wanted Doojun to be more than a platform for therapeutic services. We wanted it to be a space where you feel safe and know that someone is there to hear you. That is why, alongside therapeutic sessions, we support you through important moments in life with articles, podcasts, and educational content across social media.

Doojun was built on the belief that everyone can create a safe home within themselves, even when they are far from the home they have always known. Doojun is here so that you do not have to walk this path alone.

The sense of home built through this support can be shaped around your needs, your choices, and your own sense of safety.

doojun Scientific Committee:

Dr. Seyed Abolghasem HessamMember of the Scientific Committee

Dr. Seyed Abolghasem Hessam

  • - Psychiatrist, psychotherapist analytical
  • - Member of the New York Psychoanalytic Society
  • - Member of the American Psychoanalytic Association (APSA)
  • - Head of the Education Committee of the Freudian Group of Tehran
  • - Senior member of the Freudian group in Tehran
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Dr. Morteza Modarres GharaviMember of the Scientific Committee

Dr. Morteza Modarres Gharavi

  • - Clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst
  • - Analytical Supervisor at the William Alanson White Institute, New York
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Dr. Maryam BagheriMember of the Scientific Committee

Dr. Maryam Bagheri

  • - PhD in Psychology from the University of Tehran
  • - psychotherapist, the couple therapist, trained with an analytical approach, educated in the French school in working with couples
  • - University professor
  • - Senior member of the Freudian group in Tehran
  • - Founder and Director of Afarinesh Psychological Services Center
Dr. Solmaz AlaeeMember of the Scientific Committee

Dr. Solmaz Alaee

  • - Psychiatrist, psychotherapy fellowship
  • - psychotherapist Analytical
  • - therapist Analysis Group
  • - Member of the Freud group in Tehran
Dr. Samaneh GhafouriMember of the Scientific Committee

Dr. Samaneh Ghafouri

  • - PhD in Clinical Psychology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran Psychiatric Institute
  • - psychotherapist Analytical
  • - Former supervisor of the Clinical Psychology unit at Ibn Sina Psychiatric Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Mr. Mojtaba Al-SeyedanMember of the Scientific Committee

Mr. Mojtaba Al-Seyedan

  • - Clinical psychologist
  • - psychotherapist Analytical
  • - Member of the Freudian Group of Tehran (Education Committee)
Dr. Behnam ShariatiMember of the Scientific Committee

Dr. Behnam Shariati

  • - Psychiatrist, Geriatric Fellowship
  • - Clinical psychologist
  • - Specialist and research doctor at the Surrey and Borders Research Center, UK
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Dr. Mitra Hakim ShoushtariMember of the Scientific Committee

Dr. Mitra Hakim Shoushtari

  • - Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
  • - Faculty Member at Iran University of Medical Sciences

doojun Executive Committee:

Engineer Behzad Al AghaMember of the Executive Committee

Engineer Behzad Al Agha

  • - Top and exemplary entrepreneur of the Vice Presidency for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy
Zeinab KhosrojerdiMember of the Executive Committee

Zeinab Khosrojerdi

  • - psychotherapist Analytical
  • - Member of the Freudian group in Tehran
Dr. Zeinab RazmzaneMember of the Executive Committee

Dr. Zeinab Razmzane

  • - Graduate in Clinical Psychology from Tehran Psychiatric Institute
  • - psychotherapist Analytical
  • - Member of the Freudian group in Tehran
Farnaz NaderifarMember of the Executive Committee

Farnaz Naderifar

  • - Master's degree in Cinema
  • - Member of the Freudian group in Tehran
Khadijeh MesbahMember of the Executive Committee

Khadijeh Mesbah

  • - psychotherapist Analytical
  • - Member of the Freudian group in Tehran
Mahdieh PejvayanMember of the Executive Committee

Mahdieh Pejvayan

  • - Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, Iran University of Medical Sciences (Tehran Psychiatric Institute)
  • - Bachelor's degree in Clinical Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
  • - Member of the Freudian group in Tehran

doojun is not a subsidiary of any institution, group, or organization and operates completely independently.

Your voice, our guide

You are part of the doojun story, write your experience for us and others.

User Comments

I learned that you can take care of yourself even in the middle of the busyness of life.

Mina Hejazi

counselings helped me fight with myself less.

Saeed Ganjoei

For the first time, I felt that someone really understood what I was saying.

Elham Moradi

After every session, I have a certain kind of style.

Farhad Kazemi

I learned that I don't have to endure everything alone.

Negin Sohrabi

Here to listen, wherever you are

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