Dr. Jeeda Alhakim is a bilingual (English/Arabic) Counselling Psychologist with over 15 years’ experience supporting wellbeing across humanitarian, public-sector, corporate, and community contexts. She holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and postgraduate qualifications in psychotherapy and higher-education teaching. She is a Senior Lecturer and researcher at a London university, where she teaches on doctoral-level psychology programmes and contributes to research on trauma, wellbeing, and culturally responsive practice. Alongside her academic role, she works clinically and consultatively with organisations to develop trauma-informed approaches that attend to both individual experience and wider organisational systems.
Jeeda works at the intersection of mental health, culture, and organisational wellbeing. Her practice integrates psychological science, trauma-informed care, and cultural sensitivity to help individuals, teams, and communities foster wellbeing, strengthen connection, and lead change with awareness and integrity. She is particularly interested in creating sustainable transformation at the personal, organisational, and cultural levels, and in supporting people to build communities of care and belonging. Jeeda has delivered workshops and consultancy for a wide range of organisations, including global NGOs and multinational companies, as well as smaller community-based and faith-informed organisations, tailoring her work to diverse cultural and operational contexts. Jeeda’s practice is grounded in psychological research, trauma-informed and social justice principles, and culturally sensitive frameworks. She delivers sessions in both English and Arabic and brings a reflective, evidence-based perspective to conversations about wellbeing, power, and change within organisations.

Participant in: May 2018 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes