Dr. Olivia Lyster

Dr Olivia Lyster is a doctor specialising in psychiatry who currently practises within NHS general adult mental health services, providing community-based psychiatric care including intensive home treatment. Her clinical work involves supporting individuals with a broad range of mental health conditions, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychosis, trauma-related presentations and neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD.

She also has experience in old age psychiatry, managing both functional psychiatric illnesses and cognitive disorders including dementia, contributing to a broad and well-rounded clinical perspective across adult mental healthcare.

Dr Lyster takes a compassionate, thoughtful and person-centred approach to psychiatric care, with a strong emphasis on understanding each individual within the context of their personal history, relationships and life experiences. Her practice focuses on creating a collaborative and supportive therapeutic environment where patients feel listened to and empowered to make sustainable changes to their wellbeing.

She has a particular clinical interest in mood disorders and emotional regulation, helping patients develop practical coping strategies aimed at improving daily functioning and quality of life. Alongside her NHS work, she also undertakes medicolegal psychiatric assessments.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr Lyster is the founder of Higher, a doctor-designed digital platform focused on emotional wellbeing and mental health support.