Dr Saira Khan, HCPC-registered chartered counseling psychologist
You are not what happened to you.
My Background & Training
Education & Licensure
City, University of London, DPsych
UCL, Dept of Education, London, MSc
Columbia University, NYC, MSSW
UCLA, Los Angeles, BA
LCSW Board of Behavioural Sciences, California LCSW 21998 & Oregon L18013
British Association For Counselling & Psychotherapy MBACP (Accred)
Chartered Counselling Psychologist, British Psychological Society (CPsychol)
HCPC Practitioner Psychologist, United Kingdom, PYL 38823
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Trained, Oxford Mindfulness
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS)
Trainings & certifications
British Psychological Society Registrar Of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors
EMDRIA EMDR Certified Therapist
EMDR UK and Europe Accredited Practitioner
Deep Brain Reorienting for Healing Trauma
Full member, International Society For The Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)
Post-doctorate training in DBT, MBCT, Schema Therapy, EMDR and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
The Resilient Heart: Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath Practitioner
Registered with AccessMBCT
specialising in:
Coercive Control and Domestic Abuse
Post-traumatic Stress, Complex Trauma and Dissociation
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
My core values
I am dedicated to helping people move forward after difficulty. Much of my time is spent supporting causes that bring meaning to the work I do.
Action
Hope of alleviating suffering through action.
Connection
Being a part of a community.
Growth
Curiosity and openness lead to new possibilities.
Compassion
The balm to threat.
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My doctorate research focused on promoting growth and recovery after intimate partner violence, with an emphasis on post-traumatic stress.
You can access the full dissertation here for free.
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I am a trained teacher with the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation: https://www.oxfordmindfulness.org/acadp_listings/saira-khan-2/
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I am a trustee for Project Lighthouse, a charity that provides therapeutic support for women impacted by domestic violence and child removal.
