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Dr Kiran Nijabat is a Consultant Child and adolescent psychiatrist and the founder and director of the Family Wellness Practice.
Dr Kiran graduated from Guys’, King’s and St.Thomas’ Medical school in 2008 and gained an Intercalated BSc in Management from Imperial Business School. She went on to train on the UCL core psychiatry training scheme and the Tavistock higher training scheme.
Kiran is passionate about mental wellness and uses her expertise to educate children, adolescents, their families and professionals through workshops and CPD accredited courses.
In the past 5 years, Kiran has led the Family Wellness Practice team and has developed and delivered ten CPD accredited mental health related courses covering a range of subjects, including mental wellness, building resilience, parenting, self-harm and suicide prevention.
The Family Wellness Practice team have delivered bespoke mental health training and counselling to over 5000 staff parents and students across various sectors including schools, colleges, nurseries, orphanages, residential homes, charities, places of worship and hospital staff.
Dr Kiran is a regular keynote speaker at mental health conferences and has received outstanding feedback both nationally and internationally for her work and strives to be at the forefront of mental health education
Dr Lisa Connell is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist experienced in many areas of mental health and specialises in providing psychiatric assessments for children and adolescents and assessing neurodevelopmental conditions of ADHD and Autism.
Working in the field of mental health since 2004, she has worked within the NHS for over 20 years, where she developed a skill for approaching assessments in a holistic way that considers all areas of a child’s life. Dr Connell continues to work within the NHS as a Consultant Psychiatrist alongside private work.
Dr Connell is described as kind and considerate, with an excellent knowledge base, and passionate about making a difference to the families and young people she works with. Her feedback is outstanding.
She came to psychiatry thanks to a keen interest in the mind-body connection. After completing her medical degree at St Barts and The Royal London Medical School, Dr Connell trained in Psychiatry at the highly competitive training scheme at St George’s and South West London. In 2008, Dr Connell moved to Bristol to complete her training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Since 2015, she has worked as a consultant in Bristol including community CAMHS, Eating Disorders Services and as a Crisis and Outreach consultant providing care and support at home for the most unwell and complex young people.
Dr Connell has a wealth of experience in managing a wide range of psychiatric conditions including anxiety, depression, psychosis and eating disorders. She has vast experience in working with children and adults who are neurodiverse and has an excellent understanding of how neurodevelopmental conditions may present in females who may go under the radar at school. Throughout her NHS career, Dr Connell has continued to conduct ADHD and Autism assessments and continues to do both type of assessments: ADHD assessments within the NHS and private sector and Autism assessments within the private sector.
Dr Connell has been a trainer to psychiatric trainees during her time in the NHS and Safeguarding lead doctor for a large mental health trust in Bristol.
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Dr Afshan Khayam is an experienced Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist working at NHS in a substantive role. As one of the lead Psychiatrists in multidisciplinary team, she takes responsibility for diagnosis, management and treatment of neurodevelopmental conditions such as ASD and ADHD, as well as emotional/neurotic disorders.
Dr Khayam has a wide range of experience in working with diverse population, first graduating from Fatima Jinnah medical university in Pakistan, she then started her training in the UK and has been working at the NHS since 2011. She completed her postgraduate training from St Mary’s scheme, London and is a member of Royal college of Psychiatrist (MRCPSYCH) and is on specialist GMC register.
Dr Khayam is passionate about working with young people and their families and providing patient centred and evidence based care.
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