Beheshta Jaghori

Beheshta Jaghori, is currently serving as the Vice President of the Board of Directors at the Afghan Women’s Organization. Beheshta Jaghori is a doctoral candidate, completing the last year of a PhD program in Counselling Psychology at McGill University. She has a Masters degree in psychology from the University of British Columbia and an Honours Bachelor of Science in the same field from the University of Toronto.

Beheshta’s academic and clinical interests focus on women’s mental health and cross-cultural counselling. Her PhD research looks at intergenerational effects of war among the youth of Afghan descent. She is currently completing her doctoral internship at the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. She is a clinical associate at the New Leaf Psychology Centre. Beheshta’s non-academic pursuits include work with non-governmental organizations on gender issues, economic development, and the promotion of peace both in Afghanistan and the diaspora. She takes pride in her involvement with the Afghan Women’s Organization, which spans more than a decade.