Akhila S Kumar

Akhila S Kumar

Assistant Professor/Clinical Psychologist
M. Phil in Clinical Psychology
Speciality: Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Clinical Psychology
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Work Experience
Awards and Recognition

Akhila S. Kumar serves as an Assistant Professor and Clinical Psychologist specializing in adult mental health, with a focus on anxiety and mood disorders, personality disorders, and neuropsychology. She is proficient in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), offering comprehensive and effective treatment approaches to her patients. Akhila is dedicated to advancing mental health care through her expertise and commitment to patient-centered therapy.

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

  • 2023-Present

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Department of Clinical Psychology, clinical work and teaching at Amrita Hospital, Kochi.

  • 2022-2023

    Clinical Psychologist

    Mind Solution Clinic, Thiruvalla

  • 2022

    Clinical Psychologist

    Govt. Taluk Hospital, Ranni, Pathanamthitta.

  • Neuropsychologist

    Sree Chitra Institute of Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram

  • 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

Akhila S. Kumar serves as an Assistant Professor and Clinical Psychologist specializing in adult mental health, with a focus on anxiety and mood disorders, personality disorders, and neuropsychology. She is proficient in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), offering comprehensive and effective treatment approaches to her patients. Akhila is dedicated to advancing mental health care through her expertise and commitment to patient-centered therapy.

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

  • 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

  • 2023-Present

    Clinical Assistant Professor

    Department of Clinical Psychology, clinical work and teaching at Amrita Hospital, Kochi.

  • 2022-2023

    Clinical Psychologist

    Mind Solution Clinic, Thiruvalla

  • 2022

    Clinical Psychologist

    Govt. Taluk Hospital, Ranni, Pathanamthitta.

  • Neuropsychologist

    Sree Chitra Institute of Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram

  • 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

Other Doctors

Dr. Bindu Menon
Professor and Head
MD, DNB (Psychiatry)
 Bindu R
Assistant Professor
M.Phil in Clinical Psychology (NIMHANS)
Dr. Dhanya Chandran
Associate professor and Head
M.Sc (integrated), M.Phil Clinical Psychology, PhD Clinical Psychology
Dr. Fathima B. P
Assistant Professor
M. Phil in Clinical Psychology