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In-person therapy in Houston, online in Texas • In-network with BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, UHC, Oscar • Therapy in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Farsi • Immediate Openings

Farsi/Persian

PhD-Level Therapy in Farsi in Houston and Across Texas

For many Persian-speaking patients, working in Farsi changes what becomes possible to say, and what can finally be heard.


Real Talk offers depth-oriented therapy in Farsi with a doctoral-level Iranian psychologist, in person in Houston and online across Texas.

Our psychologists come from diverse cultural backgrounds, speak multiple languages, and have worked in multiple countries and settings. We are attentive to how culture, migration, race, gender, and identity shape a person's life and inner world.


Our clinical approach is depth-oriented. We are interested in what sustains the symptoms, not only what they look like on the surface. Why does this keep happening, and where did it come from? These questions take time and require a different quality of attention, a willingness to stay with what is uncomfortable, and a clinician who can hold complexity over the long term.


Where clinically indicated, our psychologists also draw on structured, evidence-based approaches, including CBT and other manualized treatments for trauma, OCD, and other conditions. Depth and structure are not opposites. For many patients, both are part of the same course of treatment.


Our clinical team of doctoral-level psychologists provides in-person therapy in Houston and telehealth across Texas. A number of them are also PsyPact-authorized to see patients in other states.


We are in-network with Aetna, BCBS Texas, Cigna, United Healthcare/Optum, and Oscar, and we'll verify your benefits before your first appointment. Our clinical director reviews each inquiry personally and recommends a clinician whose background and approach fit what you are bringing in.

How We Work

Our Farsi-speaking psychologist brings clinical training across multiple countries and a close attentiveness to how culture, migration, displacement, and identity shape a person's life. Therapy is conducted in the full register of the language, with all the nuance that carries.


We have immediate openings for in-person therapy in Houston and telehealth across Texas. Same-week appointments are available. Our team responds to inquiries within the same business day.

What It Focuses On

Our Iranian therapist offers culturally informed therapy, including depth-oriented psychotherapy, CBT, logotherapy, and EMDR for individuals seeking mental health care in Farsi within a private practice setting. 


We offer therapy for OCD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions.


Shirin Rahgozar, Ph.D.

Adults • English, Farsi • Online, In Person • Trauma, OCD, PTSD, cultural adjustment.

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