CLINICAL POSTS
2021 - Present
Principal Clinical Psychologist (Tower Hamlets Community Neurorehabilitation Team)
2019 - Present
Special Medical Visitor to the Court of Protection and the Office of the Public Guardian
2017 - 2021
Clinical Psychologist (Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, Homerton University Hospital)
2015 - 2016
Clinical Psychologist (Wandsworth Older Peoples' Community Mental Health Team)
ACADEMIC AND STRATEGIC POSTS
2023 - Present
Visiting Lecturer (PsychD Programme; University of Hertfordshire)
2023 - Present
Director for Professional Ethics and Standards (Association of Clinical Psychologists (UK))
2021 - 2025
Member of the Committee for Training in Clinical Psychology
2020 - 2023
Director for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Association of Clinical Psychologists (UK))
2014 - 2020
Visiting Lecturer (PsychD Programme; University of Surrey)
QUALIFICATIONS
2022-2023
EMDR Parts 1-3 (Richman EMDR Academy)
2021
PGDip Clinical Neuropsychology (University of Glasgow)
2016
PGCert Systemic Psychotherapy (Prudence Skynner Family & Couple Therapy Clinic)
2014
PsychD Clinical Psychology (University of Surrey)
2011
MSc Clinical Forensic Psychology (Institute of Psychiatry)
2006
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Royal Holloway, University of London)
PUBLICATIONS
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Gunn, S., Marsh, A. Rahim, M, & Wang, M. (Eds.). (2026). Routes into clinical neuropsychology: A guide for early-career psychologists. Routledge, London, UK.
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Haye, L., Sundin, E., & Rahim, M. (2023). Leading with humility. In Boakye, N., & Mwale, A.L. (Eds.) Systemic approaches to brain injury treatment: Navigating contemporary practice. Routledge, London, UK.
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Janally, S., Rahim, M., Rao, A. S., & Johore, S. (2024). Leadership mentoring for ethnic minorities: The development of the RISE mentoring programme. In Aris, S., Rao, A., Roycroft, P., & Clutterbuck, D. (Eds.) Mentoring in health, social care and beyond: A handbook for practice, training and research. Pavillion, Shoreham by Sea, UK.
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O’Sullivan, M.F., Rahim, M., & Hall, C. (2015). The prevalence and management of poor sleep quality in a secondary care mental health population. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 11(2), 11-116.
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Parsons, W., Rahim, M., Boote, F., Smith, P., Kainth, K., Sodipo, L., Hughes, T., Lockyer, N., Khanom, H., & Skeete, D. (2025). Functional neurological disorder rehabilitation in a community neurorehabilitation service: The Tower Hamlets Model. Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation
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Rahim, M. (2014). Developmental trauma disorder: An attachment-based perspective. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 19(4), 548-560.
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Rahim, M. (2017). Social justice and equality: Preparing the next generations of psychologists to act. Clinical Psychology Forum, 299.
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Rahim, M. (2025). Do shame, impulsivity and self-compassion predict variance in substance use in young people? Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Use, 30(4), 175–190.
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Rahim, M., & Cooke, A. (2020). Should clinical psychologists be political? In Curvis, W. (Ed.). Professional issues in clinical psychology. Routledge, London, UK.
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Rahim, M., Gunn, S., Marsh, A. & Wang, M. (Eds.). (in prep). Clinical neuropsychology essentials. Routledge, London, UK.
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Rahim, M., & Patton, R. (2015). The association between shame and substance misuse in young people: A systematic review. PeerJ, 3:e737. Available: https://peerj.com/articles/737.pdf​
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Simonds, L.M., John, M., Fife-Schaw, C., Chester, S., Taylor, H., Ling, H., Rahim, M., Winstanley, H., & Winton, H. (2016). Development and validation of the Adolescent Shame-Proneness Scale. Psychological Assessment, 28(5), 549–562.
