Dr. Sheida Shirvani
I am a clinical psychologist and researcher specializing in clinical psychology with over 7 years of experience in both academic and therapeutic settings. I hold a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Isfahan, a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Kashan University of Medical Sciences, a talented Master’s degree student, and I am a PhD candidate at the University of Tehran. My expertise includes clinical interviews, assessments, and psychotherapy with a focus on schema therapy and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Additionally, I have developed a cognitive brain rehabilitation package aimed at preventing and treating cognitive impairments. I specialize in the assessment and treatment of personality disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, interpersonal conflicts, and emotional/behavioral dysregulation.
I also mentor individuals in personal development and skill enhancement.
Skills
Research, Holding psychology workshops and lectures, Cognitive rehabilitation therapist of brain functions, Clinical psychotherapist and pathologist
location
Tehran, Esfahan
contact me
sh.shirvani.1992 (@)gmail.com
Articles
- Comparison of the Effects of tDCS and MBSR on Mental Fatigue, Quality of Life, and Aggression in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (BMC Psychiatry Journal)
- Online Gambling in Iranian Social Media Users: Prevalence, Related Variables, and Psychiatric Correlations (Journal of Gambling Study)
- Predicting Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Archives of Trauma Res)
The article presented at the international conference
- Psychological and Legal Survey of Risk Factors that Contribute to Self-Harm and Suicide under the Effects of Social Media on High School Adolescents (in Persian)
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Brain Stimulation Therapy on Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Executive Functions in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan
Scientific Research Articles
- Surveying the correlation between using social media and educational performance: evaluating the rote of happiness (in Persian)
- Assessment of the relation between psychological role effect the family have on the adolescents’ use of social media (in Persian)
Submitted Articles
- Comparative Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Reduction of Mindfulness-Based Stress in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Navigating the Psychological Consequences in the Lives of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients.
- Explaining the causal relation between psychological needs and the sense of coherence with body image: the mediatory role of cognitive emotion regulation
- The mediating role of self-compassion and experiential avoidance in explaining the causal relationship between psychological needs and sense of coherence with body image
Books
Author of “Hypnosis and Mind Management” (Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Press, 2021), supervised by Dr. Mehdi Fathi
Author of “Schema Therapy for Grief and Loss” (Avaye Noor Press, 2023)
Translator of “Motivation in Therapeutic Alliance” by Professor Zeig (Director of Milton Erickson Foundation, USA) with Dr. Mehdi Fathi, (Avaye Noor Press)
Author of “A Guide to Wise Living”
Co-author of “Ego Strengthening” with Dr. Mehdi Fathi (under review for publication by Avaye Noor Press)