Dr Ritz Birah
Transform workplace wellbeing with Dr Ritz Suk Birah, speaker and resilience expert. Ritz helps organisations enhance mental health, reset mindsets, and develop healthier habits, delivering neuroscience-based programmes for Lloyds Bank, Oliver Wyman, and Fortune 500 companies.
Leicester, United Kingdom
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Born in the UK and raised in Singapore, Dr Ritz spent her university holidays in Hong Kong with her family. As a British Indian, she has a deep appreciation for diverse cultures. Today, Ritz is a Consultant at three private hospitals, specialising in acute general psychiatry and providing psychological assessment and therapy. She has also launched an online journal subscription service, Reflect with Dr Ritz, which is delivered via WhatsApp. This service aims to make therapy principles, psychology, and neuroscience techniques accessible to a wider audience.
With over 12 years of clinical experience, Ritz delivers mental health and wellbeing programmes rooted in neuroscience and resilience to private and public organisations. She balances her time between individual therapy, speaking engagements, workshops, and developing bespoke workplace programmes. Her key speaking themes include building resilience, mindset, mental health and wellbeing, burnout, work-life balance, habit formation, and stress management.
Ritz has been featured in Psychologies Magazine, Sainsbury’s Magazine, and Fortune Magazine, discussing topics such as the art of convalescence, habit formation, and AI therapy. She also appeared on Channel 5 News to speak about AI therapy and AI companions and is the resident psychologist on Ferne McCann's Every Cloud podcast.
She has collaborated with prominent companies and brands, including Mamas and Papas, Silver Cross, Fitbit, iCandy, Mama Mio, Snuz UK, Totter and Tumble, Inizio, Oliver Wyman, and Lloyds Bank. She has supported companies with their team’s well-being and curated mental health content for wider audiences. Ritz co-hosts a podcast, The Therapy Floor, with Dr Vicki. They tackle various dilemmas, providing psychological insight and practical advice.
If you're looking to foster your team's development by enhancing their resilience, helping them reset their mindset, and cultivating healthier habits, Dr Ritz is the expert to guide them.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
In her talk for International Women’s Day 2026, themed "Give to Gain," Dr. Ritz Suk Birah highlights the importance of small, everyday acts of generosity in promoting gender equality. She delves into the psychology behind these moments, explaining how factors like stress and social safety influence women's visibility and leadership. Attendees will learn practical actions to foster a supportive culture, leaving with a "Ripple Effect" toolkit that enhances opportunities for women in various areas, including economic empowerment and inclusive decision-making.
This session equips leaders with the psychological and neurological tools needed to thrive in today's dynamic environment. This approach helps leaders build mental toughness, adapt to change, and foster a growth mindset by integrating cutting-edge insights from psychology and neuroscience. Leaders learn to manage stress, maintain balance, and inspire their teams, creating a resilient organisational culture that can confidently navigate challenges and seize opportunities.
This talk explores the psychological and strategies people need to manage their emotions effectively. This talk explores how understanding brain functions and emotional triggers can enhance self-control and stress management. By applying these insights, leaders can maintain composure under pressure, make better decisions, and foster a positive home or work environment. Dr Ritz can help you equip your organisation with the tools to live with resilience, inspire those around them, and drive success.
This talk delves into the psychology and neuroscience of creating habits that stick, offering insights into how daily practices shape long-term success. This talk explores the brain's plasticity and the role of habits in rewiring neural pathways for sustained behaviour change. Dr Ritz will discover strategies grounded in psychological principles to cultivate positive habits effectively. By understanding the science behind habit formation, attendees will be empowered to use practical steps to implement daily routines that foster consistent progress and enable them to achieve both personal and professional goals. This newfound knowledge will inspire confidence in their ability to make lasting changes, harnessing the power of habits to create a path towards sustained success and fulfilment.
Dr Ritz Suk Birah emphasises that sleep is a crucial yet often neglected aspect of mental health. She explains how inadequate sleep triggers anxiety, burnout, and decision fatigue, highlighting the importance of re-learning to rest for psychological resilience. The session covers the neuroscience of sleep, the psychology behind sleeplessness, and effective habit formation for better rest. Attendees will learn about the brain's functions during sleep, practical techniques for improving sleep quality, and how to view rest as a vital component of performance.
Many of us can related 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.
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