Online therapy with licensed therapists who understand Iraq
We're building online therapy for Iraq — video, voice, or chat sessions in Arabic or Kurdish with licensed therapists who understand your culture. Join the waiting list and we'll email you the day we open.
Are you a therapist? Apply to join
A glimpse of what we're building
Licensed therapists
Credentials checked before they see anyone.
However you're comfortable
In your language
Encrypted
Sessions and messages
Times that fit your week
You'll pick the slot that works.
7.6 million Iraqis need
mental health support.
Only 2% are getting it.
The Gap
received treatment
psychiatrist per 100,000
The Stigma
won't marry someone with mental illness
feel ashamed of family members with mental illness
The System
Even among severe cases, only 23.7% got help
psychiatric hospitals for 43 million
of women in Baghdad have experienced war-related trauma.
Among displaced populations, PTSD rates reach 40-80%.
The wounds of decades of conflict remain largely untreated.
Iraq's mental health crisis won't be solved by the existing system alone.
Wejdaan is being built to bridge that gap — connecting licensed therapists with the people who need them, with the privacy and cultural sensitivity that Iraqis deserve.
View sources
- • 7.6 million Iraqis live with a mental illness: The Lancet (2023)
- • Only 2.2% received treatment: Iraq Mental Health Survey, WHO/Iraqi Ministry of Health (2007)
- • Only 23.7% of severe cases got help: Iraq Mental Health Survey, WHO (2007)
- • 80%+ won't marry someone with a mental illness: International Journal of Mental Health Systems (2010)
- • 50%+ feel ashamed of a family member with mental illness: International Journal of Mental Health Systems (2010)
- • Fewer than 1 psychiatrist per 100,000 people: WHO Mental Health Atlas; Middle East Current Psychiatry (2025)
- • 3 psychiatric hospitals for 43 million people: Orient XXI investigative report (2024)
- • 91% of women in Baghdad have experienced war-related trauma: The Lancet (2023)
- • PTSD rates of 40–80% among displaced populations: Iraqi Ministry of Health (2023); Medicine, Conflict and Survival (2024)
How Wejdaan will work
Four simple steps — this is what using Wejdaan will look like
First, a private intake
You'll sign up with just an email or phone number — no real name required. You'll tell us about your needs, preferences, and background so we can match you well.
Use a nickname — your therapist only sees the name you choose
Your answers tailor the recommendations to you
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What brings you to seek therapy?
Then you choose your therapist
You'll see a recommendation matched to your needs, language — Arabic or Kurdish — and cultural preferences.
Matched on specialty, language, and availability
Switch therapists at any time
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Your first session
You'll connect through secure, private channels — messaging, voice, or video. Whatever feels comfortable.
Encrypted and confidential
Text, voice, and video — your choice
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How are you feeling today?
Much better, thank you
Then you continue at your own pace
You'll schedule and pay for sessions inside the app, in Iraqi dinars.
Flexible scheduling that fits your life
Secure checkout, priced in Iraqi dinars
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Built for Iraqi mental health
A safe space without judgment — designed around your privacy, your language, and how you actually live
Private by design
Encrypted, confidential, and under your control.
Licensed & vetted
Every therapist will be licensed and credential-checked before they can see clients.
Dr. Sarah Al-Najjar
Anxiety • CBT
Dr. Ali Hassan
Trauma • Family therapy
Your language
Therapy will be in Arabic or Kurdish, with therapists who understand Iraqi culture and dialects.
Secure local checkout
You'll pay in Iraqi dinars at a secure checkout — no foreign card needed.
Switch freely
Not the right fit? You'll be able to change your therapist whenever you like — no questions asked.
Dr. Mohammed K.
Previous
Dr. Zainab R.
New match
Flexible communication
You'll choose how you want to connect with your therapist.
Wejdaan vs. traditional clinics
What Wejdaan is being built to do — everything a clinic offers, without the barriers
Frequently asked questions
Everything you might want to know before we open
Can't find what you're looking for? Ask us directly
Be one of Wejdaan's first therapists
We're taking applications from our founding group of therapists now. You'll reach clients across Iraq and beyond, with scheduling, payments, and tools handled for you.