Speaker
Sami Timimi
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, and Author
Biography
Sami Timimi is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and experienced psychotherapist having trained in a variety of approaches. He has been a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists since 2012. He has many innovation awards and led multiple service developments including being the consultant for the child and adolescent team of the year at the 2023 annual Royal College of Psychiatrists awards. He regularly presents as keynote speaker at national and international conferences and has many interviews with press, media and podcasts. He has published over a hundred and fifty articles and tens of chapters on many subjects including childhood, psychotherapy, behavioural problems, and cross-cultural psychiatry. He’s authored seven books, co-edited four, and co-authored two others. His latest book, published in March 2025 is 'Searching for Normal: A New Approach to Understanding Distress and Neurodiversity'.