A British Asian COSRT & UKCP accredited, BACP registered sex and relationship psychotherapist and a supervisor.
Rima has a private practice in West London. Her primary model of working is Humanistic-Integrative Psychotherapy with individuals, couples & polycules. As a queer therapist, Rima’s interest & curiosity in diversity comes from her own intersectionalities. She works through transcultural/interculturalism lens with sexual dysfunctions and Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) or LGBTQIA plus clients. Rima has been instrumental in changing the way victims of sexual violence is responded to by the national services, following a disclosure. She is aware of the challenges clients face from different communities. She is a trained trauma therapist working as an EMDR Europe accredited practitioner. She is Pre Trial Therapy (PTT) trained to work with Intimate Partner Violence & Sexual Violence clients and is an Accredited criminal expert witness for the England and Wales Criminal Justice System.
Rima has extensive clinical and management experience in reproductive and sexual health working in the NHS over 24 years. She was seconded to the Department of Health and the Home Office to programme lead the national roll out for the Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) following successfully leading the pilot in London (SARC – Havens). Rima is a tutor and a member of the leadership team for Contemporary Institute for Clinical Sexology (CICS) and a Pink Therapy Mentor. She’s a co-director of the CICS Diploma in Supervision with Silva Neves.
WEBSITE: rimahawkins.com