I am a member of the Royal college of Psychiatry with over 15 years experience working with diverse populations from differing social and economic backgrounds. During my training I have worked in a number of different fields that have equipped me of the challenges of modern Psychiatry, including; General Adult Psychiatry, Substance misuse and patients with multiple psychiatric diagnoses. I have a particular interest in novel treatments for psychiatric disorders such as medical cannabis, nutritional based psychiatry and the potential use of psychedelics (ketamine, psilocybin and MDMA based medicines) for treatment resistant depression and chronic substance misuse. In recent years I have gained invaluable managerial and service development experience through my role as the Medical Director for Lyphe Clinic, a UK cannabis based treatment provider. I was extremely proud to be an instrumental part of the team to help them increase their CQC score by two ratings, which is unprecedented to improve by this degree. I was lead Consultant for Substance misuse in the Borough of Westminster, where I supported the team to run the adult services and develop the outreach pathway for the homeless population in this area. I was also the lead Consultant for the Camden and Islington Under 18 and Under 25’s Substance Misuse Service, initiating this pilot service to better serve the needs of this adolescent population, a role which I will always treasure. I firmly believe in holistic approaches to mental health, drawing on conventional and non-conventional treatments to empower my patients to make strides towards better mental health. Skill Highlights: - Leading medical teams - Treatment of mental health disorders with medical cannabis, - Management of patients with multiple diagnoses. - Management of Drug and alcohol addictions in complex patient populations (dual diagnosis and axis II, III and IV) - Service development for adult homeless and under 18 substance misuse services - Court Report writing - Liaison Psychiatry assessment and management of patients with co-commitant chronic illness, specifically HIV - Collaborative working - Cultural Sensitivity Instagram - @thejorjaemersoncentre Twitter - @JEmersonCentres Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091945329033 Youtube - @Jorja-TV Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-jorja-emerson-centre/