Dr. Asad Sadiq
Specialisation
Consultant Psychiatrist
Languages Spoken
English, Urdu
Experience
A UK-trained Consultant Psychiatrist with over 20 years’ experience, I have served as Lead Consultant and Clinical Director in the NHS before relocating to Dubai in 2016. I combine specialist expertise in psychiatry with qualifications in executive coaching and soft skills training, supporting both clinical and personal development. Beyond practice, I contribute regularly to public education, media, and motivational speaking on mental health and well-being.
I am originally from the UK and was working as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Dubai, Jumeirah since early 2016 before starting at The Psychiatry and Therapy Centre. Prior to this I was a Lead Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director in the NHS in the UK. I have always been fascinated by people, psychiatry and psychology – and I have an innate curiosity about what makes people who they are, what drives them, what motivates them, and what perhaps hinders their ability to reach their potential.
After completing my secondary school education at the prestigious Manchester Grammar School, I graduated in Medicine from the University of Edinburgh. In 2002 I was elected as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), shortly followed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) in 2004. I completed my specialist training in 2008 and was appointed as a Consultant in Greater Manchester.
In 2011, I completed my formal qualification to practise as an executive coach and developed my expertise as a soft skills trainer. I work with clients on developing soft skills including body language, listening, building rapport, making friends, communication skills, assertiveness, leadership, and decision-making, which helps them thrive at work and in life generally.
I actively partake in public education, public speaking, voluntary work and motivational speaking, and I am a regular contributor for the media.
“I fully believe that a healthy mind is the source of so much happiness, and I have a bursting desire to help people nurture themselves to long lasting contentment.”
Areas of Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety disorders, including agoraphobia, panic disorder and social phobia
- Bipolar disorder
- Career-related challenges, including improving effectiveness in the workplace and in life
- Compassion, empathy, love of helping people and listening skills
- Depression
- Executive coaching and realising your potential
- Medically unexplained physical symptoms
- Mood disorders, including chronic low mood
- OCD
- Personality disorders
- Psychiatric conditions
- Schizophrenia and the psychoses
- Shyness
- Soft skills, including body language, assertiveness, empathy, rapport, making friends
- Supportive Psychotherapy
- Trauma-related disorders, including sexual and physical abuse, and PTSD
Qualification
- MBChB Medical degree, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Specialist register of General Medical Council, UK (Consultant Psychiatrist) – 4612489
- DHA License Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr. Asad Sadiq Recent Media Features
‘Dubai psychiatrist on a ‘walk and talk’ mission’
Gulf News, 22nd February 2024
UAE: These ‘talk shops’ are a space for men to address mental health concerns
Khaleej Times, 8th Feb 2024
Food and Mental Health
The National, 20 May 2016
International Conference
HC-UK Conferences, 14 January 2013
Facebook & Depression
Khaleej Times, 1 April 2016
IT & Mental Health Conference Presentation
Connect 2012
Health Informatics Clinical Advisory Team (HICAT)
BCS: The Chartered Institute for IT, Autumn 2010
Work with a patient group in the UK (voluntary)
Bury Involvement Group in Mental Health
Speaking at a conference on patient involvement
“Sort your life out in 20 minutes”
Friday Magazine, 29 July 2016
Delivering excellence in recovery oriented services in mental health
Healthcare Conferences UK, 14 December 2015
Publication (Medline): “Lessons from Psychiatry in the Arab World”
Psychiatria Danubina, 2013
Conference: Confronting Taboos in Mental Health & Islam
Inspirited Minds, 16 January 2016
Raising awareness about Mental Health
Manchester Evening News, 12 January 2013
Article: Burnout
Health Magazine, 12 July 2016
International Medical Summer School (Lecturer)
6th International Medical Summer School, 2014
Article: “Tips for using social media when dealing with depression”
Khaleej Times, 1 April 2016
Publication: “Out of adversity comes strength & wisdom”
NHS North West, Health Informatics Clinical Advisory Team, June 2012
Removing stigma attached to Mental Health
Bury Focus, 19 October 2011
Conference: Patient reported outcome measures
Conference: “People in control”- Cumbria, United Kingdom
CLIC – People in Control Conference, 2014
NHS Healthcare Informatics Conference, London, UK
A HICAT & Health Conferences UK Joint Conference, 3 December 2012
Conference Report: Postnatal Depression across cultures
A HICAT & Health Conferences UK Joint Conference, 3 December 2012
National Mental Health Informatics Annual Conference
National Mental Health Informatics Network Annual Congress, 9 November 2011
In addition to this, Dr Sadiq has appeared on three full-length TV shows as an expert on mental health and many radio broadcasts.