Dr Rajiv Shah

Dr Rajiv Shah is a Consultant Psychiatrist specialising in General Adult Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy, an expertise held by fewer than 1% of UK psychiatrists. He also offers assessment for adolescents with specific difficulties with OCD and its related disorders.

He currently works at the Priory Hospital North London as a specialist in OCD, anxiety disorders, and personality difficulties. He is one of only two psychiatrists in the UK offering specialist private inpatient treatment for OCD, BDD, and complex anxiety disorders, combining medication optimisation with CBT and schema therapy. His extensive experience of working and being supervised by leading figures in this field, in both the NHS and private settings and will join the NHS. He leads a team that offers Tier 4-6 Specialist OCD/BDD Services at national level.

Dr Shah is also an NHS Insomnia specialist and providing tailored sleep assessments and evidence-based treatment for insomnia, nightmare disorder, and sleep paralysis for NHS patients across the UK, as it is the only service of its kind.

In addition, he is an ADHD specialist, offering comprehensive assessments that explore overlapping and transdiagnostic difficulties. While able to recommend medication, his strength lies in psychotherapy informed care supporting behavioural change, identifying barriers, and helping patients access resources and reasonable adjustments.

Welcome to the School of Warmth

Thank you for your interest in wanting to seek out Dr Rajiv Shah's perspective.

His philosophy of self-discovery is Compassionate WARTMH, a biopsychosocial and spiritual model of mental health and well-being.

You can learn more about his professional psychiatrist and psychotherapy practice below

1. Priory Hospital North London: Private Visiting Consultant: https://www.priorygroup.com/consultants/dr-rajiv-shah

2. NHS : Royal London Hospital For Integrated Medicine: Insomnia & Behavioural Sleep

Medicine Service: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/dr-rajiv-shah

3. BUPA Professional Profile : https://www.finder.bupa.co.uk/Consultant/view/NUxGZ2k0eHlsNEk3N3lKa2hEalR6UT09/

4. School of WARTMH: https://www.drrajivshah.co.uk/#About

5. Doctify Professional Profile: Dr Rajiv Shah |

 Psychiatrist in United Kingdom - Doctify

6. Testimonials: I Want Great Care https://www.iwantgreatcare.org/doctors/dr-rajiv-shah-3

He has extensive experience in OCD and its related disorders, having worked in the National inpatient Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Service at St George’s Mental Health Trust and leaders in CBT and OCD in the NHS and private practice.

He is interested in the field of lifestyle psychiatry and advocates for balancing the transformative potential of optimising sleep, exercise and diet with the nourishing activities of mindfulness, nature connectedness and social connectedness. Using Socratic enquiry with his patients, he aims to promote critical thinking and encourages self-awareness of unhelpful coping strategies and empower them with the knowledge and skills to promote their mental health and wellbeing.

He has integrated his experience of working within these different therapeutic models and combined these holistic tools and techniques into a novel approach that conceptualises the journey to self-discovery for both patients and colleagues as seeking WARMTH; Wisdom (self-knowledge) , Acceptance (self-acceptance) , Resilience (self-empowerment) , Magnanimity (self-forgiveness) , Transformation (self- development) and valuing Hermeneutics (self-reflection).

Through his website www.drrajivshah.co.uk , he promotes positive messages of hope, with videos and adapted CBT resources that encourage critical self-reflection through the development of the School of Warmth.

If you would like to contact Rajiv for psychotherapy consultation or to learn more about Compassionate WARMTH by visiting his personal website www.drrajivshah.co.uk

To book a consultation use the booking platform and fill in the questionnaires prior to the appointment : https://school-of-warmth.selectandbook.com/appointment 

To enquire about future private treatment please email my secretary Primrose on MbabaziKabachope@priorygroup.com.