Curriculum Vitae
Aakriti Malik
M.Phil, M.A, B.A
Clinical Psychologist at Middlemore Hospital
aakritimcounselling@outlook.com | @mindfulllyme
Education
- MPhil. in Clinical Psychology, 2015-2017
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore- Dissertation title: Pathways-to- care, Awareness about Child Psychiatric Conditions and Expectations from Mental Health Professionals
MA in Psychology (Psycho Social Clinical Studies), 2010-2012
Ambedkar University, New Delhi- BA in Psychology (Honours), 2007-2010
Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, New Delhi
Work experience
- Senior Clinical Psychologist, Aug 2019 - Present
Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand- Overlooking a 53 bedded acute inpatient service. Providing individual and group psychotherapy to adults and liaising with other Community Mental Health Clinics.
- Lecturer, Mar 2017 - May 2019
Management and Science University, Selangor, Malaysia- Taught Psychology and Counselling courses to Diploma and Bachelor students pursuing their degrees in Psychology, Counselling and Guidance, Teaching and Public Relations.
- Online Clinical Psychologist, Jul 2016 - Feb 2017
ePsyClinic- Individual psychotherapy utilising CBT, DBT, supportive psychotherapy approaches.
- Preparing training modules on Clinical skills for interns and junior psychologists.
- Guest Lecturer, Nov 2015 - Mar 2016
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Institute for Physically Handicapped, New Delhi- Taught Rehabilitation to final year Bachelors pursuing their degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
- Guest Lecturer, May 2015 - Mar 2016
Lady Reading Health School, New Delhi- Taught Mental Health, Psychology and Sociology to students pursuing their Diploma in Nursing.
- Clinical Psychologist, Aug 2015 - Feb 2016
Moolchand Medicity, New Delhi- Integrated Psychotherapy for children, adolescents, adults (CBT, DBT, Supportive, Behaviour Modification, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, family therapy); Psychometric assessment; Training and supervising interns
- Conducting workshops and seminars within and outside city (mental health awareness, self-care among Mental Health Professionals, personality development in youth, learning disabilities, suicide, neuropsychology, CBT, counselling skills)
Clinical Psychologist (Trainee), Jun 2013 - May 2015
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore- PGT Psychology, Apr 2013 - May 2013
St. Mary’s School, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi- Worked as a Psychology teacher and a career counsellor teaching psychology and counselling students of 11th and 12th grade
- Guest Lecturer, Mar 2012 - Apr 2013
Lady Reading Health School, New Delhi- Taught Mental Health, Psychology and Education to students pursuing their Diploma in Nursing.
Other roles and memberships
- Review Editor, Positive Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology
- Member, Malaysian Society for Clinical Psychology
- Member, New Zealand Psychologist Board
Licenses, Trainings, and Certifications
- Clinical Psychologist
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Level 1 training
- New Zealand Psychologist Society
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Mood and Anxiety Disorders
- Internal Family Systems Therapy training – PESI
- Compassion Focused Therapy Workshop at the Compassion in Healthcare Conference, University of Auckland
- Introduction to Supervision Skills, University of Auckland
- Compassionate Enquiry - Dr. Gabor Mate
- Healing Trauma and Addiction Course - Dr. Gabor Mate
Peer-reviewed publications
Malik A. (2021) Coming Home to Self: Finding Self-Compassion and Self-Love in Psychotherapy. In: Mayer CH., Vanderheiden E. (eds) International Handbook of Love. Springer, Cham. Link
Malik A. (2021) Working with Humour in Psychotherapy. In: Vanderheiden E., Mayer CH. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Humour Research. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. Link
Malik A. (2019) Working with Shame in Psychotherapy: An Eclectic Approach. In: Mayer CH., Vanderheiden E. (eds) The Bright Side of Shame. Springer, Cham. Link
Malik, A., Mehta, M. Bullying Among Adolescents in an Indian School. Psychol Stud 61, 220-232 (2016). Link
Malik, A.. Understanding the potential bully. Indian Journal of Youth and Adolescent Health 1.3&4 (2014). Link
Malik, A.. Psychological Management in Patients with Cancer. Int. J. Gen. Can 1.3&4 (2014): 66-72. Link
Other publications
Kaswadi, K. A., Aakriti Malik, and Ooi Boon Keat. Anxiety and academic achievement among undergraduate students. Journal Management and Science 16.2 (2018): 11-18. Link