About
Charlotte Riches
- Dr Riches qualified as a doctor in 2000 and completed psychiatry specialty training in 2012. She worked as a consultant psychiatrist in adult inpatient and community settings.
- She has training and experience in several psychological approaches (including Compassion Focussed Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Structured Clinical Management, and counselling skills).
- She has worked in the NHS, in healthcare in Australia and New Zealand, and in not-for-profit organisations. She has also volunteered for periods throughout her career.
- She has postgraduate qualifications in tropical medicine, mental health law and human rights.
- She is a published author, most recently writing about trauma-informed, compassionate care.
- She has lived experience of trauma / health-related impairment, which reinforced her belief in our own capacities for recovery, and in the beneficial effects of nature connection and community.