Dr Aneesh Shravat

Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DPsych) from City University London

MSc in Clinical Psychology from University of Wales Bangor

Dr Aneesh Shravat is a Chartered Psychologist with a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (DPsych) from City University London, an MSc in Clinical Psychology from University of Wales Bangor and over 15 years of post-doctoral clinical experience across NHS, charity and independent settings. His doctoral research focused on the psychological experiences of older adults living with cancer, and he is a co-author of a mixed methods study on the effect of integrative counselling on psychological wellbeing in adults with cancer, published in Counselling Psychology Quarterly (2021). He has also written a chapter on using yoga to enhance Compassion Focused Therapy in Eastern Influences on Neuropsychotherapy (Routledge, 2018), reflecting his longstanding interest in compassion and Eastern traditions as routes to emotional wellbeing. Dr Shravat is registered with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist and is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society.

For around ten years Dr Shravat worked as a Senior Psychologist in a national cancer support charity, supporting people with cancer and their families from diagnosis through treatment, recurrence, survivorship and end of life. He has also held senior and leadership roles in NHS acute hospital and specialist neurorehabilitation services, and he currently works as a Lead Psychologist, providing clinical leadership, supervision and reflective practice for multidisciplinary teams. He continues to take part in webinars supporting the emotional wellbeing of those affected by cancer.

His approach is integrative, drawing on Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR and attachment theory. He tailors this to each person, recognising that a cancer diagnosis affects not only the body but also relationships, sense of identity and how people make meaning of their lives. Dr Shravat is passionate about whole person care and believes that psychological support should sit alongside medical treatment as a core part of living well with cancer. In his work he sees every day how compassion, both from others and towards ourselves, can strengthen resilience, ease distress and improve quality of life.