Natasha Felles

Natasha joined Anglia Ruskin University as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology in 2025. Previously, she was a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Derby, where she led undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervised student research. She earned her PhD in Psychology from the University of Birmingham after completing clinical psychology training in India. Natasha is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the HCPC, a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Her academic and clinical work focuses on neuropsychology, acquired brain injury (ABI), rehabilitation, caregiving, and family relationships after neurological injury. Before relocating to the UK, she practised as a Clinical Psychologist in India and later held honorary NHS clinical roles. She collaborates with universities, NHS services, and neurorehabilitation centres both nationally and internationally, including ongoing projects with Leicester NHS services, the University of Birmingham, and the Neurorehabilitation Research and Knowledge Centre. Her research includes NIHR-funded projects supporting families affected by brain injury. She is happy to supervise PhD projects within these areas of research and clinical practice. Natasha is also a member of the Research Working Group at Anchor Point, a national organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for families affected by acquired brain injury.

• Bengali
• Hindi

• Acquired brain injury (ABI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and neurorehabilitation
• Clinical neuropsychology and psychological adjustment following neurological injury
• Couple, family, and caregiving experiences after brain injury
• Family-centred and relationship-focused psychological interventions
• Caregiver wellbeing, support needs, and healthcare communication
• Co-production and development of psychosocial support resources
• Mixed-methods and applied clinical psychology research

• BSc (Hons) Psychology with Clinical Psychology
• BSc (Hons) Psychology
• MSc Foundations in Clinical Psychology
• MSc Psychology (Conversion)

Module leader

• Diagnosis and Formulation in Mental Health
• Psychological Therapies

• 2019 – PhD in Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK
• 2014 – MPhil in Clinical Psychology, Amity University, India
• 2012 – MA in Applied Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
• 2010 – BSc (Hons) in Psychology, University of Calcutta, India

• Registered Clinical Psychologist (HCPC Registration No. PYL35691), Health and Care Professions Council
• Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol No. 429296), Division of Clinical Psychology and Division of Neuropsychology, British Psychological Society
• Fellow (FHEA Reference No. PR213422), Advance HE
• Member, World Federation for Neurorehabilitation
• Member, Indian Psychiatric Society
• Research Working Group Member, Anchor Point

• NIHR (Award ID: NIHR203522), 2023: Continuity Therapy for couples living with brain injury: A tier 3 study focused on development of an intervention.
• NIHR (Award ID: NIHR204092), 2023: Working with the Life Thread approach to support Families after Traumatic Brain Injury (Life Threads-TBI).

Riley, G. A., Gajewska, U., Hagger, B., Raj, A. J., Yasmin, N., & Yeates, G. (2026). Continuity Therapy for couples living with acquired brain injury: a non-randomised uncontrolled feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies.

Whiffin, C. J., Ellis-Hill, C., Norman, A., Lee, M., Singh, P. K., Holloway, M., Yasmin, N. & Gracey, F. (2026). Supported storytelling through the ‘Life Threads’ approach for family members after traumatic brain injury:“We’ve been through all of this trauma, and you’re giving me some string?”. PLoS One, 21(5), e0349304.

Whiffin, C. J., Ellis-Hill, C., Norman, A., Lee, M., Singh, P. K., Clark-Wilson, J., Yasmin, N. & Gracey, F. (2024). Developing the ‘Life Threads’ approach to support families after traumatic brain injury in UK community settings: protocol for a qualitative prefeasibility study. BMJ open, 14(10), e084204.

Yasmin, N., & Riley, G. A. (2022). Are spousal partner perceptions of continuity and discontinuity within the relationship linked to the symptoms of acquired brain injury?. Disability and rehabilitation, 44(16), 4249-4256.

Yasmin, N., & Riley, G. A. (2020). Psychological intervention for partners post-stroke: A case report. NeuroRehabilitation, 47(2), 237-245.

Yasmin, N., Keeble, H. S., & Riley, G. A. (2020). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Birmingham Relationship Continuity Measure for acquired brain injury. Brain injury, 34(8), 1089-1099.

Riley, G. A., Keeble, H. S., Yasmin, N., & Hagger, B. F. (2020). Relationship continuity and person-centred care: an exploratory mixed-methods investigation of spousal partners’ responses to the challenging care needs of those with acquired brain injury. Neuropsychological rehabilitation, 30(6), 1169-1189.