Annahita Nezami is on a mission to improve the state of mental health services provided in the UK. As a former Counselling Psychologist at the British CBT and Counselling Service and currently the Founder and CEO of EarthScapeVR, she is particularly experienced in topics like space health, eco psychology, digital therapy, neuroscience, stress, trauma, performance, and altered states of consciousness. Annahita is now available to share more on these topics when booked as a speaker.
Annahita is a University Lecturer at the Kepler Space Institute where she teaches in the Department of Human Factors in Space Communities. Determined to bring about positive social change, she has dedicated her career to studying the science and therapeutic value of experiences like the Overview Effect. She has also had the opportunity to interview NASA astronauts in order to understand the therapeutic benefits of the Overview Effect. Annahita has also been invited as a Guest Lecturer at Deakin University, Central St Martin’s and University College London and on platforms like BBC Radio 4 to talk about mental health and the Overview Effect in depth.
A Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts today, Annahita received a BSc in Psychology from Uni of Roehampton, MSc in Forensic Psychology from Middlesex University and Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology from City University of London. She has since worked as an Assistant Psychologist and CBT/DBT Therapist at the Priory Group and Locum Counselling Psychologist at the NHS as well. A wonderful speaker too, her TEDx talk “The therapeutic value of the overview effect and virtual reality” discusses how dysfunctional societal systems can feed darker sides of human nature and in turn impact mental health.
Author too, she has written the book "Star Sailor: The Overview Effect Chronicles". There are few as experienced and dedicated to bettering the mental health services in the UK as Annahita. She is gifted in her line of work and approaches her clients with compassion, respect, and creativity. Now available to speak at a wide range of events, Annahita Nezami is one of the best speakers on mental health that you can hire for your upcoming event. Enquire now!
