I am a Consultant Psychiatrist at The Priory Hospital North London where I am available for private and some NHS consultations. The hospital was designed by John Nash and,in my opinion, is the most beautiful psychiatric hospital in the world. I specialise in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); body dysmorphic disorder (BDD);health anxiety; depression; phobias (especially vomiting); PTSD and cognitive behaviour therapy. Details of obtaining an appointment at the Priory are here.

I am a Consultant Psychiatrist in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma at the Maudlsey Hospital and look after the Anxiety Disoders Residential Unit at the Royal Bethlem Hospital (both part of the South London and Maudsley Trust). I am an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. Here I see NHS patients and conduct research into BDD and OCD. Details of obtaining an NHS appointment are here.

I am co-author of the self-help book, “Overcoming Obsessive Disorder” with Rob Willson, published by Robinson and "Managing your Mood" which may be purchased here from Amazon. We are currently writing two further books - one treatment manual on body dysmoprhic disorder and one self-help book on body image problems (to be published in 2009)

I am an ex-President of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and am an accredited cognitive behaviour therapist.

I was an Assistant Editor and am now a member of the Editorial Board for the journal Body Image, an international, peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality, scientific articles on body image and human physical appearance and edited by Professor Thomas F. Cash.I am a a member of the Editorial Board for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy and The Cogntive Behaviour Therapist.

I was a member of the NICE Guideline development group for the treatment of OCD and BDD. The draft guidelines can be downloaded here.

I am a trustee and past Chairman of OCD Action, a charity for individuals and carers of those with OCD and BDD.

I was a trustee of the Anxiety Disorders Conference, which organised an annual conference for individuals with anxiety disorders, but has now sadly closed down.

I am a trustee of OK2b, a charity, which seeks to overcome stigma towards people with mental health problems through high-profile musical events.