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Dr Agatha Benyera-Mararike is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, HCPC-registered practitioner psychologist, BPS Registered Applied Psychology Practice Supervisor, UKCP-registered psychotherapist and a Higher Education Academy Fellow. She qualified in Counselling Psychology in 2006 and has extensive experience in higher education, clinical practice, supervision and medico-legal work. Her roles include Senior Lecturer, external examiner, expert witness and Senior Counselling Psychologist within an NHS acute mental health service. She has several publications and conference presentations. Dr Benyera-Mararike is an integrative therapist who works existentially. She is also a fully trained and experienced EMDR therapist. Her counselling psychology expertise and research interests include trauma, culturally responsive practice, perinatal and HIV mental health, psychosexual and couple/relationship therapy, neurodiversity, acute and forensic mental health, bereavement, migration, refugee experiences, community development and women’s health. As a registered midwifery lecturer and practitioner, she also has over 29 years of clinical midwifery experience in consultant-led NHS units and a private London hospital. Her work has included high-risk pregnancy, antenatal screening, long-term health conditions, and supporting vulnerable and migrant women affected by domestic abuse, female genital mutilation and sexual violence. She also acquired more than 16 years’ experience in community development and establishing vibrant women’s health and empowerment initiatives, particularly within African and other migrant communities in the UK. As a trained expert witness has prepared almost 400 medico-legal reports across family, criminal, immigration, civil, personal injury and midwifery clinical negligence matters with highly valued court opinion.