About
Samia El Osta is a Lecturer in Advanced Practice in Psychological Wellbeing (APPW) at the School of Psychology, University of Surrey. She holds a PGDip in Psychological Intervention in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a Master of Social Work (MSW), and a Master of Arts in Sociology (MA). Her teaching responsibilities include Module 1: Engagement and Assessment of Common Mental Health Problems, Module 2: Evidence Based Treatment of Common Mental Health Problems (focusing on OCD and ERP), and Module 3: Values, Diversity, and Context, which she co-leads as Personal Tutor in the APPW Program.
Her educational background spans clinical psychology and social sciences:
- PGDip in Psychological Intervention in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Master of Arts in Sociology (MA)
Her professional focus centers on evidence-based CBT interventions for common mental health disorders, with specialized expertise in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). She integrates critical perspectives on diversity, gender, sexuality, and perinatal contexts into therapeutic practice, emphasizing cultural competence and reflective group methodologies.
Professionally affiliated with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), she contributes to advancing psychological wellbeing practices through structured training in diagnosis, therapeutic relationships, and Minimum Data Set (MDS) frameworks.
