Hello, my name is Aysha Begum. Welcome to my site.

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My Current Work:

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​Clinical Psychology​

I am a Principal Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). I also hold chartered registration and an associate fellowship with the British Psychological Society (BPS). I work across the age span and with all presenting difficulties. Common issues include Anxiety, Depression, OCD, Stress, PTSD, Work-related and relationship issues.  Whilst I am trained to fully understand mental health diagnoses, my approach to managing emotional and psychological distress is not to medicalise or diagnose but rather to facilitate a dialogue around this so you can understand and make changes/shifts towards a happier and healthier life.

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I am fully trained to provide the following models of therapy: EMDR, CBT including Trauma-Focused CBT, Mindfulness-based CBT,  DBT and CFT. These approaches are routinely used in shorter-term work but I can also integrate into longer term psychotherapy. 

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Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy - Attachment and Trauma:

I am a UKCP accredited Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist. This means I am trained to focus on early life/childhood experiences and how they shape how we are in on our current relationships and day to day life. As such; in addition to my existing clinical experience, I have advanced training in attachment, loss/grief, identity, addiction, body-based issues, sexual/complex trauma and relational and characterological difficulties which often require longer-term psychotherapy. 

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Alongside my private work I am employed as a senior Principal Clinical Psychologist/Systemic Practitioner in the NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) where I am the Psychology Lead and Trauma Lead.  

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Systemic Family & Couples Work

I am also a Systemic (Family/Couples) Practitioner accredited by the Association of Family Therapy (AFT).  I have specifically worked with children, adolescents, neurodevelopmental/learning difficulties and couples/families struggling with parenting and/or child mental health difficulties as well as difficulties within the couple and family relationships.  

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​Psychotherapy Groups

I run various groups for adults. Please see group page for more details.

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Academia

I have over two decades of experience working in mental health. I initially started my career as a Psychiatric Epidemiologist whereby I worked extensively in ageing mental health and neurodegeneration and have presented at national and international conferences and have published extensively in peer reviewed journals. My PhD thesis was in Memory Impairment in Older Adults. My clinical doctoral thesis in Neuropsychology focused specifically on Theory of Mind and Autism in adults. I am the former Editor-in-chief of the Attachment Journal: New directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis.

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I offer a full range of psychology and psychotherapy services including clinical supervision and professional consultation.

Please enquire further.