Professional and academic experience
Dr Loumidis has held the following clinical and academic posts:
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Registered Expert Witness, and Director at Expert Psychologists Ltd (2005-currently)
NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Kidderminster General Hospital, Head of the NHS Primary Care Counselling Service at Wyre Forest, and Honorary Member of Staff at the University of Birmingham (2001-2005)
Lecturer
in Clinical Psychology at the University of Leicester, and NHS Honorary
Clinical Psychologist in Psychological Trauma and Physical Health at Leicester General Hospital (1998-2001)
NHS Chartered Clinical
Psychologist at the Thameside Eating Disorder Service at Basildon
General Hospital, and Honorary Lecturer at University College London (1997-1998)
NHS Chartered Clinical Psychologist at North Manchester General Hospital (1996-1997)
NHS Trainee
Clinical Psychologist at
Withington Hospital NHS Trust, and Postgraduate Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester (1993-1996)
Tutorial Fellow in Psychology and Postgraduate Doctoral Student in Psychology at Keele University, and NHS Honorary Research Psychologist at Stallington Hospital (1990-1993)
Postgraduate Masters Student at Keele University, and NHS Honorary Research Psychologist at Stallington Hospital (1989-1990)
Dr Loumidis was educated in the UK and was awarded the following degrees:
Doctor of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester (ClinPsyD)
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Keele University (PhD)
Master of Arts in Community Care, Keele University (MA)
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University College London (BSc Hons) Professional titles
Dr Loumidis has the following professional titles:
Chartered Psychologist by the British Psychological Society (CPsychol) Member of the Division of Clinical
Psychology of the British Psychological Society (DCP) Registered Psychologist with the Health
and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Associate Fellow of
the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS) Professional membership
Dr Loumidis is registered member of the following professional bodies:
The Health and Care Professions
Council (HCPC)
The British
Psychological Society (BPsS)
The Division of Clinical Psychology of the British Psychological
Society (DCP
The Association of Child Psychologists on Private
Practice (AChiPPP)
Registration as an expert witness
Dr Loumidis is registered with the following organisations:
The British Psychological
Society Directory of Expert Witnesses
The
Academy of Expert Witnesses (AEW)
The Association of
Personal Injury Lawyers' (APIL) Directory of Expert Witnesses
The UK
Register of Expert Witnesses
The Society of Expert Witnesses (SEW)
Professional clinical training
After receiving his first degree in psychology at University College
London in 1989, Dr Loumidis underwent further postgraduate training and
obtained an MA and a research PhD from Keele University. He then
underwent doctoral clinical training, which involved academic teaching,
supervised clinical placements, and clinical research. He was
awarded a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of
Manchester in 1996, which is a recognised qualification by the British
Psychological Society and subsequently the Health and Care Professions
Council, and became a Chartered Clinical Psychologist.
Cognitive and behavioural psychotherapist
Dr Loumidis
is an expert Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapist. He received doctoral-level training in
CBT under the academic tuition and clinical supervision of Consultant
Clinical
Psychologists with an international reputation in CBT. Both of Dr
Loumidis's doctoral theses researched and contributed to the field
of CBT. Dr Loumidis has published his work in CBT in
peer reviewed
scientific journals and books. Dr Loumidis has subsequently supervised and
trained hundreds of professionals in CBT as a Lecturer in Clinical
Psychology
and as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist on the NHS. He has been
applying CBT in clinical practice since 1996.
Independent expert witness
Dr Loumidis has been providing independent reports since 1996 for over
150 solicitors’ firms and agencies specialising in personal
injury, employment law, and clinical negligence. He features in
the
directories of Expert Witnesses of the Academy of Expert Witnesses, the
Law Society, the British Psychological Society, the Association of
Personal Injury Lawyers, and the Society of Expert Witnesses.
Since 1996, he has assessed, reported upon, or successfully treated
over a thousand patients with mild as well as complex mental health
problems.
Expertise in consultancy
As a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dr Loumidis has experience in senior
roles at clinical, managerial, consultative, training, and
organisational levels, in previous full-time NHS and University posts.
He is asked to provide an expert opinion on a wide range of
psychological matters.
Expertise in supervision and training
Dr Loumidis provides clinical, research and specialist cognitive
therapy training and supervision to other practitioners. He
has trained hundreds of postgraduate university students as well as
senior professionals from various disciplines, such as psychology and
psychiatry. He has
lectured extensively to lay, clinical and academic audiences. He has been a
member of various University and NHS committees.
Academic expertise
Dr Loumidis has held honorary and permanent
academic positions at the University College London, the University of
Leicester, the University of Keele, and the University of
Birmingham. He
has trained and
supervised hundreds of students, postgraduate students, as well as
trainees and qualified clinicians in a range of psychological matters.
He is the author and
co-author of numerous publications in peer reviewed books and journal
publications where he has been asked to be a reviewer. He has been a
member of various academic and NHS committees.
Continuing professional development
Dr Loumidis continues to update his knowledge and skills by attending
training events, workshops, conferences and by conducting further
research and study.
What is the difference between a Clinical
Psychologist and other professionals?
Dr Loumidis is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, a Chartered Clinical
Psychologist, and a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. Here is an
explanation of these professional titles and how they differ from other
professionals:
Consultant
Clinical Psychologists are highly experienced Chartered Clinical Psychologists. This is the highest grade in the NHS.
Chartered
Clinical Psychologists are Clinical Psychologists who
have earned their Chartered Membership of the Division of Clinical
Psychology of the British Psychological Society. They adhere to strict
professional standards and are expected to engage in Continuing
Professional Development (CPD) in order to update their knowledge and
skills.
Clinical
Psychologists
are Psychologists with a recognised university degree in Psychology,
followed by an additional two or three years of pre-qualification clinically
relevant research or experience, followed by an additional three
year Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Doctoral training in
clinical psychology involves supervised training
in clinical practice on the NHS (e.g., practicing with adults, children,
older adults, different disorders, a range of therapies, and acquiring
specialist competencies), academic
tuition at university, and also a doctoral
clinical research project and thesis. Clinical Psychologists are qualified in the assessment and treatment of
difficulties ranging from mild non-clinical problems to severe and
complex psychiatric problems. When they qualify, they now become Doctors
in Clinical Psychology. Doctors of Clinical Psychology, not Doctors of Medicine. They inform
their practice by using academic knowledge of normal
and abnormal psychology, extensively researched and scientifically
evaluated psychological theories, up-to-date research findings,
national guidelines, and of course their
supervised training and post-qualification clinical experience in the application of a
wide range of different psychological therapies. Clinical Psychologists are in a
good
position to assess you for the type of therapy you might need, and
often are able to provide it.
Psychologistshave
obtained a university degree in Psychology, which entitles them to
call themselves a Psychologist, but this degree on its own is not a
professional qualification. This is similar to other professions, for
example a university degree in Law is not a sufficient qualification
to practice as a Solicitor or as a Barrister. In a similar way, for
Psychologists to be able to offer psychological services, they must
undergo further professional training, for example in Educational,
Occupational, Counselling, or Clinical psychology. They can then become
members of one of the professional divisions of the British
Psychological Society, such as the Division of Clinical Psychology and
earn the title Chartered Clinical Psychologist.
Psychiatrists
are Medical Doctors with
further training and specialisation in treating mental disorders mainly from a
medical perspective and are trained and qualified to prescribe
medication. Consultant Psychiatrists hold the most senior NHS grade in
psychiatry.
Psychotherapists are usually highly trained in one
particular type of therapy (e.g.,
dynamic psychotherapy or cognitive behavioural therapy) which informs their practice. They may
come from a range of professional
backgrounds, for example social work, teaching, psychology, or
psychiatry. Not all Psychotherapists are also Clinical Psychologists.
Counsellors
are trained in counselling theory and skills, usually at a Certificate
or Diploma level. They may be qualified to work with one group of
problems (e.g., bereavement counselling or marital counselling) or with
one particular form of therapy such as client-centered (humanistic)
therapy, with a focus on a reflective relationship, rather than the directive application of a
specific psychotherapy. Not all Counsellors come from a mental-health
related background or profession, and not all of them use other therapies.
Theses, peer reviewed publications and conference presentations
Linley, P.A., Joseph,
S., & Loumidis, K. (2005). Trauma work, sense of coherence, and
positive and negative changes in therapists. Psychotherapy and
Psychosomatics, 74, 185-188.
Loumidis, K. &
Wells, A. (2001). Exercising for the wrong reasons: Relationships among
eating disorder beliefs, maladaptive exercise beliefs and coping.
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 8, 416-423.
Loumidis, K. &
Payne, A. (2001). Exercising for the wrong reasons: Relationships with
body image anxiety and depression. Paper presented at the Centenary
Conference of the British Psychological Society, London.
Cunningham, A.,
Loumidis, K. & Button, E. (2000). Dimensions of metacognitive
belief in patients with eating disorders. A preliminary clinical
investigation. Paper presented at the British Association of
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, London.
Loumidis, K. (1999).
Psychopathology in exercisers: Clinical features in early assessment,
in (Eds.) H. Steinberg & I. Cockerill, Sports psychology in
practice: The early stages. The British Psychological Society, Sports
and Exercise Section, Leicester, The British Psychological Society.
Loumidis, K. &
Wells, A. (1998). Assessment of beliefs in exercise dependence: The
development and preliminary validation of the exercise beliefs
questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences, 25, 553-567.
Loumidis, K. (1998).
Professional and ethical issues in sports and exercise settings. In I.
Cockerill, A. Dewey & H. Steinberg (Eds.). What sports and exercise
psychologists do. Leicester, The British Psychological Society.
Stenfert Kroese, B.,
Dagnan, D. & Loumidis, K. (1997). Cognitive behaviour therapy for
people with learning disabilities. London, Routledge.
Loumidis, K. &
Hill, A.B. (1997). Social problem solving groups for adults with
learning disabilities. In B. Stenfert Kroese, D. Dagnan & K.
Loumidis (Eds.) Cognitive behaviour therapy for people with learning
disabilities. London, Routledge.
Loumidis, K. &
Hill, A.B. (1997). Training in groups with intellectual disabilities in
social problem solving skills to reduce maladaptive behaviour: The
influence of individual difference factors. Journal of Applied Research
in Intellectual Disabilities, 10, 3, 217-238.
Loumidis, K. &
Shropshire, J.M. (1997). The effects of waiting time on appointment
attendance and length of psychological treatment, Irish Journal of
Psychological Medicine, 14, 2, 49-54
Loumidis, K. (1996). The exercise beliefs questionnaire: Development and preliminary validation [Unpublished Clin.Psy.D thesis]. University of Manchester.
Loumidis, K. (1996).
Measures of exercise addiction and the development of the exercise
beliefs questionnaire. Paper presented at the Joint Clinical Conference
of the Division of Clinical Psychology British Psychological Society
Conference, Ambleside.
Loumidis, K. &
Wells, A. (1996). The exercise beliefs questionnaire: Development and
preliminary validation. Paper presented at the British Psychological
Society Conference, London.
Shropshire, J.M. &
Loumidis, K. (1996). Development of the pre-adolescent attitudes
towards a physical education questionnaire (PAAPEQ). In C. Robson, B.
Cripps & H. Steinberg (Eds.). Quality and quantity:
Research methods in sports and exercise psychology. Leicester, The
British Psychological Society.
Shropshire, J.M. &
Loumidis, K. (1996). The pre-adolescent attitudes towards a physical
education questionnaire (PAAPEQ). Paper presented at British
Psychological Society Sports and Exercise Psychology Section, London.
Loumidis, K. &
Roxborough, H. (1995). A cognitive behavioural approach to excessive
exercising. In J. Annett, B. Cripps & H. Steinberg (Eds.). Exercise
addiction: Motivation for participation in sport and exercise.
Leicester, The British Psychological Society.
Loumidis, K. &
Roxborough, H. (1995). A cognitive behavioural approach to excessive
exercising. Paper presented at British Psychological Society Sports and
Exercise Psychology Section, Warwick.
Loumidis, K. (1993). Learning disabilities (mental handicap) and social problem solving skill: Evaluation of a therapeutic training programme [Unpublished Ph.D. thesis]. University of Keele.
Loumidis, K. (1992).
Can social problem-solving training help people with learning
difficulties? In D.R. Trent (Ed.) The promotion of mental health.
Aldershot, Avebury Press.
Loumidis, K. (1992).
Can social problem-solving training help people with learning
difficulties? Paper presented at the First Annual Conference on The
Promotion of Mental Health, Staffordshire.
Loumidis, K. (1992).
Cognitive behavioural approaches for people with learning disabilities.
Symposium conducted at the British Psychological Society
Conference, London. (Convenor & Chair).
Loumidis, K. (1992).
Evaluating social problem-solving groups for adults with learning
disabilities. In K. Loumidis (Chair). Cognitive behavioural approaches
for people with learning disabilities. Symposium conducted at the
British Psychological Society Conference, London.
Loumidis, K. &
Hallam, R.S. & Cadge, B. (1991). The effect of written reassuring
information on out-patients complaining of tinnitus. British Journal of
Audiology, 25, 105-109.
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