Dr Taregh Shaban
Operations Manager and Senior Psychotherapist
Taregh works with OCD, depression, anxiety and PTSD using structured, evidence-based CBT, shaped by his research into culture and mental health.
Dr Taregh Shaban is a UK-trained Senior Psychotherapist with nearly two decades of experience across NHS, academic, and international mental health settings. He is BABCP accredited and has extensive specialist training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and evidence-based psychological interventions. Taregh's clinical specialisms include OCD, depression, generalised anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety, health anxiety, and PTSD. His therapeutic approach is structured, collaborative, and evidence-based, while remaining attentive to each person's culture, values, and individual circumstances.
Taregh began his clinical career within Central and Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust before undertaking specialist training at the Charlie Waller Institute and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. He completed his PhD in Cross-Cultural Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy at the University of Reading, examining the relationship between cultural and religious schemas and common mental health difficulties. He has also led international clinical training programmes for psychologists and psychiatrists. Alongside his clinical practice, Taregh is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Birmingham Dubai, where he contributes significantly to postgraduate Clinical Psychology training and leads teaching in core CBT skills.
Clinical Expertise
Anxiety Disorders
Specialist experience with generalised anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety, and health anxiety.
Depression & Mood Difficulties
Structured psychological therapy for depression, low mood, difficulties with motivation, and associated changes in everyday functioning.
Trauma & PTSD
Evidence-based psychological treatment for PTSD and other trauma-related difficulties.
Culturally Informed Therapy
Taregh's pioneering doctoral research continues to inform his clinical work with people from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds.
Qualifications & Accreditation
- PhD in Cross-Cultural Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, University of Reading
- Master's Degree in Psychoanalytic Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Postgraduate Diploma in Evidence-Based Psychological Treatments, University of Reading (Charlie Waller Institute)
- BABCP Accredited
- Specialist clinical training with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Birmingham Dubai
- PhD academic supervision under Prof Craig Steel
- Clinical supervision under Dr Helen Kennerley, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
Therapy & assessment
Twelve services, in the clinic in Jumeirah Lakes Towers. If you are not sure which one fits, the first call is where that gets worked out.
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