About the clinic
Dr. Katayoun Helmi's bilingual practice.
Ravanbarvar is the online clinic of Dr. Katayoun Helmi — a licensed family, couples, and individual psychotherapist — and a small team of bilingual clinicians offering video psychotherapy in Persian and English.
Founder
Dr. Katayoun Helmi
Family Psychologist · Couples and Individual Therapist
Dr. Helmi holds a PhD in Psychology and an MA in General Psychology from the University of Tehran. She is a licensed member of the Iranian Psychology and Counseling Organization (professional licence #3530, member #7338) and is an official translator of psychology literature into Persian. Her translated works include: • The Haunted Self — Onno van der Hart • The Untethered Soul — Michael Singer • A Clinician's Guide to Teaching Mindfulness — Christiane Wolf
Read full profileWhy this clinic exists
Quality bilingual mental-health care is hard to find. Persian speakers in Iran and abroad face a choice between therapists who don't share their language and informal care that lacks clinical rigor. Dr. Helmi founded Ravanbarvar to close that gap — bringing university-trained, professionally-licensed psychotherapy to a digital space designed for the way Persian speakers actually live and use their devices. Our clinicians use the same validated instruments employed in research settings (PHQ-9 for depression, GAD-7 for anxiety, attachment-based frameworks for relationships) adapted for online, bilingual practice. Between sessions, clients have access to secure messaging with their therapist, gentle mood tracking, and structured workbooks aligned with their goals. Everything is built around two principles: clinical evidence, and the privacy our work requires.
What we stand for
Evidence-based
We use validated clinical instruments (PHQ-9 depression, GAD-7 anxiety, attachment frameworks) — the same tools used in research-grade practice.
Bilingual by design
Therapists who actually share your language and cultural context. The whole experience — sessions, messaging, assessments — works natively in English and Persian.
Web, mobile, Telegram
Book on the website, message your therapist in the iOS app, schedule via our Telegram bot. We meet you where you already are.
Clinical-grade privacy
End-to-end-encrypted video, encrypted messaging, GDPR-aligned data handling. Your clinical record is yours and your therapist's only.
The full clinic team
Meet the therapists who practice alongside Dr. Helmi.
Important: This is not therapy
Our assessments and workbooks support self-reflection. They are not a substitute for diagnosis, treatment, or care by a licensed mental-health professional. If you are in crisis or struggling, please reach out to a clinician or one of the crisis lines listed at the bottom of every page.