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Dr. Ananth qualified from UCL in 1995 and has been an established Consultant Psychiatrist for 12 years.

She completed Psychiatric training on the Royal Free Training Scheme. I was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2012 for my contribution to Psychiatry.

Her National Health Service work is in Hertfordshire, where she's the lead for the local Memory Service. This involves close work with the Alzheimer's Society, with whom she's been involved with in a voluntary capacity. She is the Chair of the Herts Old Age Psychiatry Group and also sits on the Ethics Executive Board. She has been involved in private practice for 10 years.

Dr. Ananth is heavily involved in the Medical Education of Junior Doctors and is a Tutor and enrolled in a Masters in Medical Education. She was elected Secretary of the Psychiatry Council at The Royal Society of Medicine where Dr. Ananth promoted Psychiatry and gave input into multiple conferences.

She has previously been on the Liaison Faculty and Women in Psychiatry Group at The Royal College of Psychiatrists and remain an active member of the Old Age Faculty.

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
• Counselling

• Anxiety
• Panic Disorder
• Depression