Dr Shimu Khamlichi is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) in the UK. She has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The University of East London (2013), First Class BSc Honors in Psychology from the University of Manchester (2007) and has been trained in a variety of therapy models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness Based Therapies, and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.
Dr Khamlichi has been working with the National Health Service in the UK for over 10 years. Currently, she works at the Royal Free Hospital in London, providing psychological therapy to people living with HIV. She provides psychological assessment for problems associated with the HIV conditon and offers specialist interventions to increase treatment adherence, reduce risk-taking behaviour and prevent HIV transmission.
Dr Khamlichi has published an article on ‘Mental health problems in people living with HIV’ (Clinical Issues in HIV 2018) and has been a speaker for the British HIV Association Conference discussing the Psychological and Practical Management of Neurocognitive Impairments in the HIV population (2019) and Psychological Management of Trauma related to COVID-19 (2021). Additionally Dr Khamlichi has presented Abstracts for the European AIDS Clinical Associations (2019) and BHIVA (2019, 2020, 2021).
