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Alena Makvandi, MD

Psychiatrist, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist


Psychiatrist
Psychotherapy Fellowship in Tehran University Candidate

  • Medical Degree from Tehran University
  • Psychiatry specialization from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
  • Current candidate for psychoanalysis at the Tehran Psychoanalytic Studies Center

Adult Psychodynamic counseling

Consultation for psychiatric diagnosis and evaluation of appropriate treatment plans

The therapy room, in my view, is a land for living—a place to rediscover what remained unlived, what passed unknown, and what faded into the shadows of the unconscious. It is where we dare to think, to dream—not as heirs to habit and imitation, but with a gaze upon our own unique individuality, so that our existence may be worthy of who we truly are.

For Iranian immigrants, psychiatry and psychoanalysis are not merely treatments for a disorder; they are about listening to stories lost between borders. Migration is not just the relocation of the body—it is a transformation of identity, a longing for one’s roots, and a search for belonging in an unfamiliar land. As a psychiatrist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, I am here to accompany you on this journey.

Medical Degree from Tehran University
Psychiatry specialization from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Psychotherapy Fellowship in Tehran University Candidate