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Eman Shah
Eman Shah
Eman is a BACP registered integrative counsellor. She completed her undergraduate studies from Lahore, Pakistan in Applied Psychology and subsequently moved to Plymouth, UK, to complete an MSc in Clinical Psychology. She then spent years working with children, adolescents, young people and adults across Devon, London and the Midlands, dealing with mental health difficulties. Most recently, she completed her person centered training in Counselling from Keele University, in the UK. Her work is grounded in an interest in how modern social and cultural pressures shape psychological distress.
Full background
Full background
Counsellor at Healthbox in Cheshire, UK.
As part of my person centred counselling, I completed my hours providing online and in person support in near Liverpool, to individuals seeking therapy due to common mental health concerns, including low mood, anxiety, interpersonal difficulties and bereavement.
Counsellor at Body Positive in Chesire, UK.
As part of my person centred counselling training, I completed my hours working for this charity in Crewe, gaining specific experience with the LGBTQ+ community and gaining insight into the struggles faced in the queer community.
Supervisor at Supply Specialists in Stoke on Trent, UK.
I worked across the Midlands provided supervisory support in classrooms for young people
Youth Engagement Specialist at YMCA in Stoke on Trent, UK.
I worked with children and young people (CYP) ages 7 to 18 dealing with neurodiversity, and common mental health concerns across multiple schools in the Midlands, UK.
Mental Health Therapist & Supervisor at HFEH Mind in London, UK.
I was working as a senior member of a multi-disciplinary team that was providing support and containment to children and young people ages 5-18 who were suffering from mental health crises. This primarily included high risk individuals suffering from suicidal ideation and self harm behaviors.
Service Manager at HFEH Mind in London, UK.
Working in this role for a short few months was like a crash course in crisis management, with high stakes. I was managing the launch of an out of hours, new and innovative pilot service that provided containment for high risk CYP in South Ealing, West London.
Wellbeing Officer at Ingeus in London, UK.
Under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, I was covering a total of seven sites across London, inlcuding Ealing, Hounslow, Brent, Kensington and Hackney to provide employment focused mental health support to adults of all ages. At the spongiest time of my early career, I was soaking up experience, carrying out five to six sessions in a day and working with translators to ensure support across ethnic backgrounds.
SEN TA at Ark Swift Academy, London, UK.
A rite of passage for psychology students, I worked as an SEN TA for a primary school in Shepherds Bush, London where I was responsible for providing support for autistic and neurodivergent children.
Waking Nights Support Worker at Havencare, Devon, UK.
My first UK work experience, included support working for senior adults with complex learning disabilities in South Brent, Devon.
Internship at Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
In my final year of my undergraduate studies, I completed an internship working in the psychiatric ward of FM hospital.
Internship at WillingWays, Lahore, Pakistan.
In my third year of my undergraduate degree, I gained individual and group experience at an addiction rehabiliation center, under supervision of a clinical psychologist.
Research
Research
A Legal Alien: A Pakistani Woman's experience working in healthcare in the UK
Keele University
Counterfactual thinking in depressed individuals in Devon, UK
University of Plymouth
Effects of childhood trauma, parental acceptance-rejection and self-efficacy on social anxiety in adolescents in Lahore, Pakistan
Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
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