Top of Mind by Limbic Limbic

Dr. Shah Alam is a British Bangladeshi clinical psychologist, BABCP-accredited CBT therapist, and a visiting lecturer from East London. Shah has previously worked in talking therapy services as a low-intensity practitioner and a high-intensity CBT therapist within diverse boroughs around London. Separate from his clinical work, Shah has created an initiative to support South Asian male aspiring trainees and qualified therapists or psychologists. He coordinates the Valued Voices Mentoring Scheme for UCL, which looks to support racially marginalised aspiring clinical psychologists.
This conversation explores the need for culturally sensitive training for therapists and tips for maintaining personal well-being.
 
You can connect with Shah here and here, and learn more about his work and research here and here. 
 

Elizabeth Gray, better known as Lizzie, has been a practicing psychological wellbeing practitioner (PWP) for over 10 years and has held supervision and leadership roles including senior PWP, PWP team lead, and service manager, as well as supporting the University of Surrey PWP training course. She is currently an elected trustee for the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, co-chair of the National PWP Leads Network, and co-chair of the Psychological Professions Network South East Psychological Practitioner Community of Practice. Lizzie speaks regularly on the topics of practitioner wellbeing and development, and her clinical specialist interest is working with clients with long-term conditions using a social model of disability lens.
You can connect with Lizzie here and learn more about her work at the links below: 
https://babcp.com/https://ppn.nhs.uk/
 

A podcast about mental health, brought to you by Limbic.

A podcast about mental health, brought to you by Limbic.

A podcast about mental health, brought to you by Limbic.