Dr Sheeva Weil

Dr Sheeva Weil qualified as a Clinical Psychologist through the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) at University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. 

She currently works as a Lecturer on the Master’s in Clinical Psychology course, within the Department of Psychology at HELP University, and teaches and supervises trainee clinical psychologists on the course. She is an Associate Fellow in Higher Education (UK), and holds a Master’s in War and Psychiatry (King’s College London), Post-Graduate Certificate in Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions (University College London) and Bachelor’s in Psychology (City University London). 

Dr Weil is a registered Practitioner / Clinical Psychologist with the British Health and Care Professions Council and the Malaysian Society of Clinical Psychologists. She has practised clinically for over six years within the British charity sector and National Health Service (NHS) and has worked with individuals and families from diverse cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds across a wide variety of settings. These include primary and secondary adult mental health, tertiary children and adolescent mental health, neurological rehabilitation, adult autism diagnosis and learning disability mental health (Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust), community psychology (MAC-UK), and neonatal intensive care (Evelina London Children’s Hospital). Dr Weil’s theoretical orientation is integrative, drawing on cognitive behavioural, systemic and narrative therapy, as well as third wave (acceptance and commitment, compassion-focused) and Liberation practises. She considers difference, privilege and oppression in all areas of her work and endeavours to move towards more culturally-competent ways of working, drawing from the evidence-base in a thoughtful and critical manner.

Her clinical and research interests include sexual trauma and recovery, perinatal mental health, women’s health, anti-oppressive practises in psychology and improving culturally-relevant and holistic mental health access to marginalised communities. She has published her work in the Journal for Neonatal Nursing and has produced internal research for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She is currently working to publish her doctoral research on women’s journeys towards sexual joy and pleasure after experiencing unwanted sex or rape.