Nikki Scheiner
A Shaft of Light for the New Year

Dr. Nikki Scheiner is a London-born consultant psychologist who specializes in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acute and chronic stress, and functional neurological disorders (FND). After completing a doctorate in Spanish history and literature and a period of teaching at the University of London and the University of the South Bank, Nikki went on to train as a psychologist. While at the Traumatic Stress Service at St George’s Hospital, London, she treated survivors of war from conflict zones including Bosnia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, and Northern Ireland. She also taught on the War and Psychiatry Master’s program at King’s College, University of London, focusing on the role of women in war. As a volunteer with the Community Security Trust (CST), Nikki designed the Psychological First Aid response in the event of an attack on the Jewish community in the UK. After training the CST Psychological First Aiders, she went on to offer resilience training and crisis management training to community leaders. Nikki is married and has five children. She states that they have been both her biggest psychological challenge and her greatest achievement.