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Negin Motamed Yeganeh

Registered Clinical Counsellor
Vancouver,British Columbia

Summary

Highly skilled professional specializing in working with children and families. Possessing a deep understanding of behavioral, attentional, and social challenges, adeptly addressing these issues alongside anxiety and fearfulness. The approach is centered on recognizing and leveraging the strengths of clients while also identifying and resolving specific concerns. Prioritizing the pivotal role parents play in their child's life, collaborating with families to enhance connection, communication, and emotional support. Offering a comprehensive range of services including child therapy, family therapy, and parent guidance, dedicated to empowering families and assisting them in achieving their goals

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Heemang Emotional Wellness
01.2023 - Current
  • I provide "Child and Family Therapy" services, delivering core mental health treatment and support to children and families.
  • My focus is on enhancing familial bonds and addressing sibling relationship challenges.
  • Tailoring my approach to each family's specific dynamics, I aim to resolve cognitive and behavioral issues that may contribute to ongoing difficulties within the family structure.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University Of British Columbia
07.2019 - 04.2024
  • As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH) at UBC, I contributed to a research project investigating the impact of various training methods on participants' executive function and brain structure.
  • This study explored the neurocognitive implications of learning challenges and cognitive intervention.
  • My responsibilities included conducting comprehensive neuropsychological assessments and measuring brain function and structure through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG).

Educator of Child Psychotherapy Courses

Tehran University Counseling Center
10.2018 - 04.2019
  • Teaching child’s psychological pathologies and Attention deficit/Hyperactivity disorder topics.

Child Care Assistant

University Of British Columbia
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Engaged in children's activities, providing support with art projects, reading sessions, playing games, and more.

Therapist of Learning Disabilities Section

Atieh Clinical Neuroscience Center
09.2014 - 01.2017
  • As a therapist in the learning disabilities section, my responsibilities included working with children experiencing reading disabilities.
  • This involved conducting intervention sessions, assessing their progress, assigning homework, and communicating the treatment process to parents.

Therapist in the Cognitive Rehabilitation Section

Atieh Clinical Neuroscience Center
05.2012 - 09.2014
  • As a psychologist in the Cognitive Rehabilitation Section, I was responsible for establishing therapeutic protocols, monitoring and evaluating clients' progress, and providing feedback during treatment sessions.

Education

Ph.D. - Child Psychology

University of Tehran
Tehran, Iran
05.2001 -

No Degree - Child Psychology

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
05.2001 -

Master of Arts - Child Psychology

University of Tehran
Tehran, Iran
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - Child Psychology

Shahid Beheshti University
Tehran, Iran
05.2001 -

Skills

Case Management

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Organization

Blooming Counselling

Publications

  • Shokoohi-Yekta, M. S., & Motamed Yeganeh, N.(2024). Effects of Cognitive-Based Problem-Solving skills On Changing Parenting Styles and Reducing Parental Anger. Applied Family Therapy Journal (AFTJ), 5(1), 26-35.
  • Motamed Yeganeh, N., McKee, T., Werker, J. F., Hermiston, N., Boyd, L. A., & Cui, A. X. (2023). Opera trainees’ cognitive functioning is associated with physiological stress during performance. Musicae Scientiae, 10298649231184817.
  • Cui, A. X., Kraeutner, S. N., Motamed Yeganeh, N., Hermiston, N., Werker, J. F., & Boyd, L. A. (2023). Resting-state brain connectivity correlates of musical sophistication. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17, 1195996.
  • Hermiston, N., Motamed Yeganeh, N., & Cui, A. X. (2023). Opera (Training (Research)) During Lockdown. In Classical Music and Opera During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Empirical Research on the Digital Transformation of Socio-cultural Institutions and Aesthetic Forms (pp. 17-28). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • Ferris, J., Greeley, B., Yeganeh, N. M., Rinat, S., Ramirez, J., Black, S., & Boyd, L. (2022). Exploring biomarkers of processing speed and executive function: The role of the anterior thalamic radiations. NeuroImage: Clinical, 36, 103174.
  • Motamed Yeganeh, N., King, R., Boyd, L. A., Rose, G. M., & Weber, R. C. (2022). Symbol relations training improves cognitive functioning in students with neurodevelopmental disorders. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 11(4), 789-796.
  • Lotfi, S., Ward, R. T., Mathew, A. S., Shokoohi-Yekta, M., Rostami, R., Motamed Yeganeh, N., & Lee, H. J. (2022). Limited visual working memory capacity in children with dyslexia: An ERP study. NeuroRegulation, 9(2), 98-98.
  • Cui, A. X., Motamed Yeganeh, N., Sviatchenko, O., Leavitt, T., McKee, T., Guthier, C., & Boyd, L. (2022). The phantoms of the opera—Stress offstage and stress onstage. Psychology of Music, 50(3), 797-813.
  • Lotfi, S., Rostami, R., Shokoohi-Yekta, M., Ward, R. T., Motamed-Yeganeh, N., Mathew, A. S., & Lee, H. J. (2020). Effects of computerized cognitive training for children with dyslexia: An ERP study. Journal of Neurolinguistics, 55, 100904.
  • Khodabandeloo, Y., Fat’h-Abadi, J., Motamed Yeganeh, N., & Yadollahi, S. (2019). Factor structure and psychometric properties of the multidimensional body-self relations questionnaire (MBSRQ) in female Iranian University students. Practice in Clinical Psychology, 7(3), 187-196.
  • Weber, R. C., Denyer, R., Motamed Yeganeh, N., Maja, R., Murphy, M., Martin, S., & Boyd, L. (2019). Interpreting the preliminary outcomes of the arrowsmith Programme: a neuroimaging and behavioural study. Learning: Research and Practice, 5(2), 126-148.
  • Shokoohi-Yekta, M., & Motamed Yeganeh, N. (2018). Effectiveness of cognitive based problem solving skills on changing parenting styles and reducing parental anger. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Thought, 7(03), 277-288.
  • Nemati, S., Motamed-Yeghaneh, N., & Sharifi, A. (2016). Reviewing the Sensory Motor Skills Impairment and Its Psychological Consequences in Children with Intellectual Disability, Attention Deficit-Hyper Activity Disorder and Specific Learning Disability.
  • Poushaneh, K., Sharifi, A., & Motamed-Yeganeh, N. (2015). The effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation computer based intervention on executive function and working memory in children with math disorder. Psychology of Exceptional Individuals, 5(20), 141-159.
  • Veysi, N., & Motamed Yeganeh, N. (2015). Study of Resiliency, Dimensions of Religious Orientation and Defense Mechanisms in Mothers with Slow Paced Children. Empowering Exceptional Children, 6(2), 67-75.
  • SHOKOOHI, Y. M., SHARIFI, A., & MOTAMED, Y. N. (2015). The effectiveness of problem solving skills training on parent-child interaction.
  • Shokoohi-Yekta, M., Lotfi, S., Rostami, R., Akbar Arjmandnia, A., Motamed-Yeganeh, N., & Sharifi, A. (2014). The effectiveness of computerized cognitive training on the working memory performance of children with dyslexia. Audiology, 23(3).
  • Motamed Yeganeh, N., & Shokri, O. (2013). Psychometric Testing of the Multidimensional Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory, Journal of Developmental Psychology: Iranian Psychologists, 38(10), 175-185, 2014-01-01.

Research Interests

Neuropsychology, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Behavioral Training, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, EEG/ERP, Developmental Psychology, Neuropsychological Assessments.

References

  • Dr Lara Boyd, Professor, University of British Columbia, lara.boyd@ubc.ca
  • Dr. Rachel Weber, Ph.d., R Psych, University of British Columbia, rachel.weber@ubc.ca
  • Dr. Reza Rostami, M.D Psychiatrist, University of Tehran, rrostami@ut.ac.ir
  • Dr. Mohsen Shokoohi-Yekta, Associate Professor, University of Tehran, ms-yekta@uiowa.edu
  • Dr. Gholam Ali Afrooz, Distinguished Professor, University of Tehran, afrooz@ut.ac.ir

Training

  • Group Facilitation Skills, BC ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL COUNSELLORS, Vanocuver, BC, Canada, February 2024.
  • The application of QEEG in the diagnosis and tretment, Atieh Clinical Neuroscience Center, Tehran, Iran, May 2017
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy, Institute for Cognitive & Brain Sciences, Tehran, Iran, November 2016
  • TDCS, Atieh Clinical Neuroscience Center, Tehran, Iran, October 2015
  • EEG/ERP signal processing, Atieh Clinical Neuroscience Center, Tehran, Iran, October 2014
  • QEEG and ERP, Atieh Clinical Neuroscience Center, Tehran, Iran, September 2014
  • Neurofeedback, Atieh Clinical Neuroscience Center, Tehran, Iran, December 2014
  • APA style of writing articles, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, April 2010
  • The International Computer Driving License (ICDL), Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, Summer 2010
  • Interpretation of children's drawings (Psychological depletion of painting), Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, May 2011
  • Interpretation of children's drawings (Development level of children's drawings), Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, May 2011
  • Interpretation of children's drawings (Symbolic meanings of paintings), Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, May 2011
  • Acquaintance, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, June 2011

Timeline

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Heemang Emotional Wellness
01.2023 - Current

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University Of British Columbia
07.2019 - 04.2024

Educator of Child Psychotherapy Courses

Tehran University Counseling Center
10.2018 - 04.2019

Child Care Assistant

University Of British Columbia
05.2018 - 08.2018

Therapist of Learning Disabilities Section

Atieh Clinical Neuroscience Center
09.2014 - 01.2017

Therapist in the Cognitive Rehabilitation Section

Atieh Clinical Neuroscience Center
05.2012 - 09.2014

Ph.D. - Child Psychology

University of Tehran
05.2001 -

No Degree - Child Psychology

University of British Columbia
05.2001 -

Master of Arts - Child Psychology

University of Tehran
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - Child Psychology

Shahid Beheshti University
05.2001 -
Negin Motamed YeganehRegistered Clinical Counsellor