Dr. Ammara Khalid, Psy.D

Dr. Khalid is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Illinois and in 38+ states as a PSYPACT member specializing in individual, couples, and family therapy. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree from NYU, and her Masters and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a focus on Multicultural/Diversity Issues as well as Family and Couples from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She offers therapy, clinical supervision, guest speaking, and consultation services. She had also presented at state and national conferences.

She practices cross-cultural psychology from a decolonized systemic orientation and as a trauma-informed therapist. She sees people from all walks of life, and works with mood disorders, relational issues, life transitions, BIPOC support, grief and loss, and LGBTQAI+ issues. She has been featured in the Quarter Life Crisis documentary, appeared with ICE-T on his show The Mediator, and has been a guest on XM Radio with Qasim Rashid.

She has traveled extensively internationally and is well-versed in both English and Urdu/Hindi. Her goal is to meet the multiple, mounting mental health crises arising from the increasing instability of climate change on our planet. She is currently working on a book examining intergenerational trauma resulting from the 1947 Partition of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

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I have over 15 years of experience providing mental health services to women of color, South Asian communities, LGBTQIA+, and immigrant populations. I specialize in domestic violence and serve as a social justice and human rights advocate, including in my role in the Illinois Psychological Association.