Asif A. Khan, Phy.D.
Summary of Qualifications
Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology) with specialization in cross-cultural clinical psychology. Extensive experience in psychological testing for medical/educational institutions and court/legal systems. Individual, couple and group psychotherapy. Served as Adjunct Faculty in Masters’ program at Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, Illinois. Established and supervised training programs in clinical psychology for psychology externs, nurses and medical students. Developed, implemented and successfully managed treatment programs for inpatient and outpatient services at psychiatric hospitals. Served on administrative committees for compliance with The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
Education and Training
1989 - 1996 Psy.D. Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Illinois, U.S.A.
1983 - 1985 M.Sc. University of Karachi, Pakistan,
1979 - 1983 B.Sc. (Hons). University of Karachi, Pakistan
2009 - Present Internal Family Systems (IFS) form the Center for Self Leadership. Oak Park, Illinois U.S.A.
2001 - 2004 Certification in Clinical Hypnosis from American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)
2002 - 2002 Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) from the EMDR Institute, California. (Trained in Chicago, IL)
1996 - 1997 Post-Doctoral Training. Association House of Chicago
1995 - 1996 Pre-doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology
Linden Oaks Hospital at Edwards, Naperville Illinois.
1993 - 1994 Advanced psychotherapy practicum. Bobby E. Wright Community Mental Health Center, Chicago, Illinois.
1992 - 1993 Psychotherapy practicum. Bobby E. Wright Community Mental Health center, Chicago, Illinois.
1991 - 1992 Psychodiagnostic practicum. St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
2020 - Present Founded and managed Savaira (Formerly Self empower Center Pakistan) as Vice President.
2016 – 2018 Adjunct Faculty, Adler University, Chicago, Illinois
Supervisor: Dr. Lyuba Bobova
2002 - Present Founded and managed “The Self-Empowerment Center”, an office based private practice providing comprehensive Clinical Psychological Services.
2005 - 2005 Adjunct Faculty, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Supervisor: Dr. Virginia Quinonez.
2000 - 2002 Director of Psychology. Rock Creek Center, Lemont, Illinois.
1999 - 2000 Office based private practice and provided psychological services to residents of nursing and/or Rehabilitation facilities.
1996 - 1999 Staff Therapist, Association House, Chicago, Illinois.
1994 - 1995 Childcare Worker. Penny Lane, California
1994 - 1994 Counselor, Association House, Chicago, Illinois.
1992 - 1994 Psychodiagnostician. Grant Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
1993 - 1993 Psychodioagnostician. Oak Forest Psychological Services. Oak Forest, Illinois.
1990 - 1992 Psychodiagnostician. Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
1985 - 1988 Assistant psychologist. Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi, Pakistan.
CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS:
1996 “Attitudes of South Asians toward Seeking Psychological
Help: Implications for Service Delivery” at The Sixth Cultural
Impact Conference: Chicago School of Professional
Psychology, Chicago, IL.
1992 “South Asian Clients: Implications for Therapy” at the
Cultural Impact Conference, Chicago, IL.
1992 “South Asian Clients: Implications for Therapy” at the First Annual Illinois Psychological Association Student Conference, Chicago.
LANGUAGES: English, Urdu and Hindi.
AUXILIARY SKILLS: Certificate course in Computer operations & Programming.
REFERENCES: Available upon request
