Dr Ritika "Ritz" Suk Birah is a qualified Consultant Counselling Psychologist (HCPC) with a background in Neuroscience (BSc Hons). Her work focuses on enhancing resilience, resetting mindsets, and fostering healthier habits in organisations and workplaces.
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 collaborated with prominent companies and brands, including Mamas and Papas, Silver Cross, Fitbit, iCandy, Mama Mio, Snuz UK, Totter and Tumble, 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.
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.
Learn the transformative principles of psychology and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to empower individuals in designing their ideal lives. Dr Ritz inspires you to think ‘what does this life mean to be and what is my purpose?’ Explore the psychology of belief systems, emphasising how intentional mindset shifts can align one’s thoughts with personal values and goals. Attendees will learn actionable strategies to cultivate resilience, embrace challenges, and navigate setbacks, fostering a mindset geared towards purposeful living and achieving lasting success.
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.
Leverage the psychological principles of growth mindset to help you uncover and embrace your inherent strengths and talents. This talk delves into the importance of self-worth and its impact on personal and professional success. Sometimes we need to see it to believe it. Rather than looking for validation elsewhere, Dr Ritz will help you create a personalised genius profile that will fuel your self-worth and authenticity. Attendees will leave with a roadmap of their journey to recognise their unique abilities, empowering them to achieve their full potential confidently.
Would you like a workshop customised to meet your organisation’s specific needs and hosted by your chosen expert? Designed for your use case and supported by experienced facilitators, these interactive programs combine theory with real-world experience and provide leaders with practical skills that can be immediately applied. This approach fosters authentic behavioural change, improves leadership capabilities, and upskills your people across various subject areas. Get in touch with PepTalk today to learn how your team can benefit.
