About
Charlotte Riches
- Dr Riches qualified as a doctor in 2000 and completed adult psychiatry specialty training in 2012. She worked as a consultant psychiatrist in inpatient and community settings.
- She has training and experience in several psychosocial approaches, including Compassion Focussed Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Structured Clinical Management, counselling skills and coaching.
- She has worked in the NHS, in healthcare in Australia and New Zealand, and in not-for-profit organisations. She has also volunteered throughout her career.
- She has completed postgraduate studies in coaching, tropical medicine, mental health law and human rights.
- She is a published author.
- She has lived experience of ill-health, reinforcing her belief in our capacities for recovery, and in the beneficial effects of nature connection and community.