Maryam Joanna Keshavarzi-Pour

High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
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About

As a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) therapist, with a compassionate and evidence-based approach, Maryam is dedicated to guiding you through your journey to mental wellness. She believes in creating a safe, non-judgemental space where thoughts and emotions can be explored.  Collaboratively, challenges will be navigated and mindset and unhelpful patterns in thoughts and behaviours will be explored and unravelled. Maryam will equip you with practical tools to create change. This will aim to enhance self-awareness, foster resilience and lead to a more fulfilling life.

Research interests

  • Infants’ responses to interactive gaze-contingent faces in a novel and naturalistic eye-tracking paradigm
  • Infants’ responses to interactive gaze-contingent faces in a novel and naturalistic eye-tracking paradigm
  • Working on Rex Robotics rehabilitation trial for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), looking after the psychosocial impact of assistive devices, by way of quantitative measures and qualitative semi-structured interviews


Links to clinical articles/research papers:

  • Keemink, J. R., Keshavarzi-Pour, M. J., & Kelly, D. J. (2019). Infants’ responses to interactive gaze-contingent faces in a novel and naturalistic eye-tracking paradigm. Developmental Psychology, 55(7), 1362–1371. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000736

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-24507-001

Languages

  • Farsi (Persian)
  • English

Qualifications

  • PG-Dip High Intensity CBT Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy, 03/2021 - 03/2022 
    Canterbury Christ Church University - Canterbury, KENT
  • Bachelor of Science: Psychology with Clinical Psychology, 09/2015 - 06/2018 
    University of Kent - Canterbury, KENT - Distinction
  • Bachelor of Arts: English Translation Degree, 09/1994 - 06/2008 
    Azad University of Tehran - Tehran, Iran - Distinctions (Hons)
  • Certificate of Higher Education: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, 08/2009 
    TEFL - London, England
  • Foundation Degree in Arts: Art and Design, 09/2002 - 05/2003 
    Central St. Martins - London, England
  • Diploma of Higher Education: Maths and Physics, 09/1989 - 05/1993 
    Hoda High School - Tehran, Iran