Aashna Patel

Psychology student at King’s College London

United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Personal Tutor at Teacher Base
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    - Practiced clear communication and patience with adolescents - Ability to encourage scientific questions and critical discussions in the field of psychology - Experience with adolescents who have been diagnosed with ADHD

  • Student Assistant Psychologist at the National Gambling Clinic at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
    Sep 2024 - Jul 2025 · 11 mos

    - Shadowed initial assessments and written clinical summaries for record keeping - Experience with clients who presented with complex mental health concerns like substance misuse, depression, anxiety, personality disorders and suicidal tendencies - Experience with working with incarnated individuals in Surrey Prison through NGC’s gambling harms program - Shadowed and conducted risk assessments - Proficiency with Excel through managing wait times and conducting audits for the clinic - Presented patient plans in multi-disciplinary meetings - Revised the service’s CBT programming and presenting it to the service manager under the supervision of CBT therapists - Proficiency with System1, an NHS client database used by the clinic - Conducted email, web-based and phone triages - Took the lead on weekly group therapy sessions under supervision - Experience working with clients’ families through the clinic’s Concerned Significant Others (CSO) pathway