Amira Hassan

Mrs Amira Hassan

Amira Hassan is a counselling psychologist and a member of Just Psychology's Advisory Group. She has more than 30 years experience of working in the mental health field. For the last ten years she worked with children and families within Alder Hey Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Liverpool.

In March 2012 Amira took up a position as Senior Paediatric Psychologist at Hamad Medical Foundation in Doha, Qatar.  Despite the miles between Qatar and the North West, she remains an active member of Just Psychology's Advisory Group in a mentoring role.

Amira has particular interest in the impact of migration on parenting and family functioning. This includes the impact of migration on parenting beliefs and attachment practices; and acculturative stress as a risk factor for psychological difficulties in both children and adults.

Amira is a strong advocate for the utilisation of community psychology approaches particularly when addressing the mental health needs of Black and minority ethnic populations. Amira led an innovative community psychology project aiming to improve relationships between Black and Muslims fathers and their sons. She also had a lead role in the development and the delivery of a community based therapeutic group for refugee mothers and their babies.

Amira is a chartered member of the British Psychological Society and is registered as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Professions Council (Registration No: PYL24773)

Amira's Publications

2016

Fatimilehin, I, Hassan A.  2016.  Parenting In Nigeria: Extended Family Systems and Religious Diversity. Contemporary Parenting A Global Perspective.

2013

Fatimilehin, I, Hassan A.  2013.  Working with Black and Minority Ethnic Children and Their Families. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Families.
Kagan, C, Micallef A, Siddiquee A, Fatimilehin I, Hassan A, de Santis C, Ali R, Williams TZ, Bunn G.  2013.  Intergenerational work, social capital and wellbeing. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice. 3(4)

2012

O'Shaughnessy, R, Hassan A, Nelki J, Chiumento A, Rahman A.  2012.  Sweet Mother: becoming a mother in difficult circumstances. Journal of Public Mental Health. 11(4)

2011

Nelki, J, Gorney C, Hassan A, O'Shaughnessy R.  2011.  Sweet mother: Supporting relationships between refugee mothers and their babies. Context. 117(Special Issue: Black Voices)

2010

Fatimilehin, I, Hassan A.  2010.  Working with children of African heritage: The implications of extended family systems. Clinical Psychology Forum. 205(January. Special Issue: Children and Young People)