Akhila S Kumar

• MPhil Clinical Psychology, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), Kozhikode 
• MSc Applied Psychology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus 
• BSc Psychology, K E College, Mannanam, Kottayam 

Additional Qualification

• National Eligibility Test (NET), UGC

• Adult mental health- Anxiety and Mood disorders, Personality disorders 
• Neuropsychology 
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) 
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) 

• Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology, clinical work and teaching at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. Since 20th Nov, 2023 
• Clinical Psychologist, Mind Solution Clinic, Thiruvalla. Jan- 17th Nov 2023 
• Clinical Psychologist, Govt. Taluk Hospital, Ranni, Pathanamthitta. Jun-Dec 2022 
• Neuropsychologist, Sree Chitra Institute of Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram 

• “Role of Compliments in establishing alliance and affective experience in Solution Focused Therapeutic Interviewing”-International Training Conference for Brief Psychotherapies (ITCBP)- held at IMHANS, Kozhikode, January 2023 
• Solution focused brief therapy in the treatment of mild depressive disorder: A case report-Online International Conference for Brief Psychotherapies (ITCBP 2020), IMHANS, Kozhikode, December 2020 

• Best paper award for the paper “Role of Compliments in establishing alliance and affective experience in Solution Focused Therapeutic Interviewing”-International Training Conference for Brief Psychotherapies (ITCBP)- held at IMHANS, Kozhikode, January 2023 
• Third prize in National Painting Contest organized by Centre for Psychosocial support in Disaster Management, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, October 2020 

Membership

• Indian Association of Clinical Psychology-Kerala Region