More About Dr Ritz Birah

Dr Ritz Birah is a consultant at four UK private hospitals, specialising in acute general psychiatry and providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy.

She is the creator of Reflect with Dr Ritz, the UK’s first psychologist-designed confidential journal subscription journey delivered by WhatsApp. The service aims to make therapy principles, neuroscience, and psychology techniques accessible.

Dr Ritz has been featured in Vogue, Fortune magazine, and Psychologies magazine, discussing topics including habit formation, the art of convalescence, and Al Therapy. She has also featured on Channel 5 News to discuss Al therapy and Al companions.

She now balances her time between individual therapy, speaking engagements, workshops, and developing bespoke workplace programmes.

She has collaborated with companies including Fitbit, iCandy, Inizio, Lloyds Bank, Mama Mio, Mamas and Papas, Oliver Wyman, Silver Cross, Snuz UK, and Totter and Tumble.

Dr Ritz Birah | Podcasts

Dr Ritz is the resident psychologist on Ferne McCann’s Every Cloud podcast, which looks at unpacking life’s toughest challenges, including grief, gaslighting, imposter syndrome, and resilience.

She also co-hosts The Therapy Floor podcast, where she tackles various dilemmas, providing psychological insight, and practical advice.

Dr Ritz Birah | Speaking Topics

Known for her warm, engaging and science-backed delivery style, Dr Ritz equip leaders and teams with tools to manage stress, prevent burnout, build healthy habits and strengthen emotional resilience, leaving audiences with practical frameworks they can implement immediately.

– Building Resilience

– Mindset

– Mental Health and Wellbeing

– Burnout

– Work-Life Balance

– Habit Formation

– Stress Management

Dr Ritz Birah | Keynotes

Thrive Through Change: Pressure-Proof Decisions: If you live and work in a world of constant disruption, leaders need a clear framework for better decision-making under pressure. This keynote shows how stress changes judgement and communication, then teaches a simple in-the-moment reset so leaders stay calm, clear and decisive when stakes are high.

Leaders or attendees leave with a rapid regulation tool, a pressure-proof decision framework, and micro[1]steps to improve execution immediately.

Best for: fast-paced environments, high stakes, transformation, restructures, rapid growth.

From Good to Extraordinary: The Regulated Leader: If you want leaders who don’t just cope with change but lead it well, regulation becomes a performance skill. This keynote helps leaders recognise the patterns that subtly hold them back under stress, then replace reactivity with steadier presence, clearer boundaries and more authoritative communication.

Leaders leave with practical regulation tools, a calm communication framework for difficult moments, and a repeatable way to lead uncertainty and tension without escalation.

Best for: leadership development, people management, emotionally demanding roles, cultures under pressure.

Productivity That Holds Under Pressure: If you want more productivity without running on adrenaline, the answer is behaviour design, not motivation. This keynote teaches micro-habits that reduce friction and decision fatigue across the week, so follow-through improves even when workload is high.

Leaders or attendees leave with a micro-habit framework that sticks, neuroscience tools to reduce decision fatigue, and a close-down routine that protects recovery and improves next-day performance.

Best for: workload overload, execution gaps, hybrid working strain, teams who are stretched and dropping balls.

The Burnout Breakthrough: 6 Pillars of Self-Care: Many of us can relate to tipping the balance when it comes to work, with hobbies, family life and physical necessities like sleep falling by the wayside. This talk explores the six essential pillars of self-care: physical health, emotional well-being, mental clarity, social connections, purpose, and relaxation.

Attendees will gain actionable insights into how these pillars interact to combat burnout, fostering resilience and sustainable wellbeing. By the end, you’ll feel empowered to integrate self-care practices that rejuvenate and sustain your energy.

Best for: burnt-out teams, high performers at risk of depletion, organisations navigating sustained pressure and cultures serious about long-term wellbeing – not just short-term output.

Better Decisions, Faster: A Pressure-Proof Framework For Judgment and Execution: If decision volume is high and everything feels urgent, leaders need a simple way to think clearly and act decisively. This keynote gives a practical framework to widen perspective, prioritise cleanly and execute without second-guessing, even in high-change environments.

Leaders leave with an in-the-moment “pause protocol”, a prioritisation method that reduces cognitive load, and an action structure that increases follow-through.

Best for: time-poor leadership teams, high decision load, rapid change, complex stakeholder environments.

Dr Ritz Birah | Why Clients Book Dr Ritz

Makes complex psychology usable and fast: Clarity, connection, and action. Clients leave with tools that can be applied immediately.

Clinical Depth + Neuroscience + Behaviour Change: Psychologist expertise, grounded in evidence, translated into practical workplace strategies.

Trusted at Scale and Rebooked: Delivered to major organisations and large audiences, with sessions that create lasting shifts.

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers today to book Dr Ritz Birah for your corporate event.

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