I am Arezou Ghasemi — a psychotherapist and mental health advocate with years of experience working in the fields of trauma, mood disorders, and the immigrant experience.
My education includes a PhD and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Iran, as well as a Master's degree in Psychology from England — a path that has given me the opportunity to explore human experience and mental health across different cultural contexts and from diverse professional and academic perspectives.
Throughout my career, I have walked alongside people navigating difficult experiences of change, loss, adaptation, loneliness, psychological pressure, and the redefinition of identity at different stages of life — especially those who have lived through migration and the challenge of starting over.
What has always mattered most to me is creating a safe, humane, and non-judgemental space for understanding people's experiences. Yet throughout my professional journey, I have repeatedly seen that some of the hardships of migration cannot be eased through individual support alone; a sense of belonging, connection, and learning alongside others who share similar experiences can also play a vital role in mental health and adaptation.
Hamzaban was born from this very insight — an effort to build a specialised, humane, and guided space for Persian speakers who, on their migration journey, seek to be understood, to connect, and to grow.
