Dr Pamadeth Shobha is an experienced psychiatrist working as a consultant in general adult psychiatry over 15 years. .. She has extensive experience in managing a wide range of mental disorders including depression, anxiety and panic disorders, phobias, OCD ,PTSD and mood disorders. .Her area of special interest is bipolar affective disorder.Dr Shobha is trained in CBT. She incorporates cognitive behaviour therapy in her clinical practice to provide evidence-based care to patients suffering from anxiety disorders, phobias,, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.She joined the Kent and Medway NHS Trust in 1999 as a Consultant Psychiatrist after completing her specialist registrar training from GKT (Guys Kings St Thomas) rotation scheme. She left the NHS in September 2016 to continue with her private practice.She has set up bipolar psych-education and focus groups in the Medway area to support / empower bipolar sufferers and their carers to facilitate the recovery process.She also set up a well-being group Healthways in one of the Medway libraries., while working in NHS , a social inclusion initiative, to improve awareness about mental health issues, healthy lifestyle and physical health monitoring.Dr Shobha believes in a holistic approach to manage her patients .Dr Shobha was an examiner for the Royal College MRCPsych Examination between 2004 -2016.. She is one of the consultant appraisers appraising consultants across all specialities..