Dr. Naheed Rashid

Dr. Naheed Rashid is a Clinical Psychologist at ACPN. She obtained her Clinical PsychologyDoctorate (ClinPsyD) degree from the University of Hull, United Kingdom. Post her doctoratestudies, Dr. Rashid completed several training programs on therapeutic modes of therapy, includingqualifying as an eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR) therapist in 2021. Dr Rashid isregistered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the UK. She is a member of theEMDR UK Association, and the British Psychological Society (BPS) where she was grantedFellowship from the Society in 2017.

She has worked in the mental health services for over twenty years with experience in both clinicalwork and teaching. Her clinical experience covers working with people across the age span, rangingfrom adolescents to older adults, throughout a wide array of psychological difficulties and levels ofabilities. Within teaching, Dr. Rashid has supervised numerous clinical interns, and provided bespoketraining to staff teams, including topics on autism, managing challenging behaviors, and formulationtraining, as well as a contributor to published research papers. Dr. Rashid also has vast experienceworking with individuals with intellectual disabilities including those with mild to profound learningdisabilities, autistic spectrum, Down syndrome, dementia, challenging behaviors, and other organicor environmental intellectual disability.

Dr. Rashid employs a range of techniques in her clinical practice including cognitive behavioraltherapy (CBT), EMDR, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavioural therapy(DBT), positive behavioral support (PBS), mindfulness, and group work for conditions such as angerand anxiety management. She is a strong advocate of an integrative approach that ensures eachtherapeutic model is tailored to her clients’ needs. With her multicultural and multilingualbackground, she gained valuable experience in working therapeutically and clinically with clientswithout the aid of an interpreter, enabling communication that is so crucial to fully understand theclient’s challenges and become enablers of the best treatment outcomes.