Publications

Welcome to my publications archive — a curated collection of my written work spanning clinical research, field reflections, and public-facing mental health education. My writing reflects the intersection of practice, lived experience, and global mental health, often drawing from frontline work with refugees, neurodiverse children, and trauma-affected communities. Here, you’ll find my contributions across a range of platforms, including:

Psychology Today – Opinion pieces and thought leadership on trauma, cultural identity, and mental health practice.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles – Research studies and field reflections rooted in evidence-based approaches and humanitarian settings.

Guest Blogs and External Platforms – Community-focused writing published on mental health advocacy sites, organisational blogs, and practitioner networks.

Each section reflects a commitment to bridging knowledge and compassion — making psychological insights accessible while honouring the complexity of real-world experience.

Writer at Psychology Today

In my Psychology Today blog, I explore the emotional landscapes of trauma, displacement, identity, and mental health practice through a culturally sensitive lens. These pieces are grounded in both lived experience and frontline work, aiming to make complex psychological concepts accessible and human.
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Potentials and drawbacks of the IAPT model: Insights from service user and clinician

This paper offers a critical yet balanced analysis of the IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) model by weaving together clinical insight and lived experience. It acknowledges IAPT’s strengths—such as reduced waiting times, wide reach, and its patient-centred, CBT-based framework—while also highlighting persistent limitations, including clinician burnout, rigid structures, and lack of therapy diversity. Drawing on practitioner reflections and service user feedback, the article advocates for targeted reforms: more culturally sensitive approaches, workforce support, and flexible care pathways. It calls for a more inclusive and sustainable mental health system, aligned with IAPT’s core values but responsive to evolving needs.

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Journal of Refugee Studies

This field reflection captures a supervisory dialogue on work with Afghan evacuees in London. It highlights five supervision themes, framed as guiding questions, to support practitioners in responding to humanitarian crises. The piece concludes with recommendations on using supervision to enhance staff well-being and strengthen care for people displaced by war.

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Epilepsy Journal

This master’s dissertation, awarded a first-class grade, examines preventable epilepsy-related mortality using a holistic classification of death causes—direct, indirect, undetermined, and unrelated. Drawing on a meta-analysis of eight studies (2008–2018), it compares standardised mortality rates (SMRs) across rural and urban populations. Findings show similar SMRs in both settings, but rural deaths are more often linked to preventable indirect causes, while urban deaths tend to be unrelated and less preventable. The study highlights the need for clearer guidelines on classifying epilepsy-related deaths.

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