Dr. Sharmeen Shroff, Clinical Psychologist and Founder of Central Minds
Dr. Sharmeen Shroff is a clinical psychologist and the founder of Central Minds, a Hong Kong based private psychology practice. With over 20 years of experience, she has worked in community mental health centres, private psychology clinics, medical clinics and both outpatient and inpatient units in hospitals in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the USA.
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Dr. Shroff’s speciality areas are working with issues related to cultural identity, diversity, life transition issues and individuals who feel that some aspect of themselves or their relationships causes them distress, undermines the quality of their lives or leads them to feel as if they are not making progress in their personal lives and careers. Dr. Shroff also has expertise in working with Stress, Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Psychotic Disorders.
Dr. Shroff is passionate about conducting corporate training and workshops for multinational corporations to raise awareness and reduce the stigma around issues related to employee mental health. She has assisted numerous organisations to address these issues more effectively and create psychologically healthy workplaces in order to reduce burnout, absenteeism and presenteeism.
Dr. Shroff is a regular contributor to several publications in Hong Kong and previously acted as an associate professor at City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Shroff served on the Advisory Council for The Women’s Foundation Mentoring Program and is a clinical advisor for The Zubin Foundation and City Mental Health Alliance, Hong Kong. She is also a service provider providing pro-bono therapy and Medico-Legal Assessments to refugee and asylum seekers.
Dr. Shroff is a registered member of the Division of Clinical psychology (DCP) of the Hong Kong Psychological Society (HKPS), The Hong Kong Institute of Clinical Psychologists (HKICP), The American Psychological Association (APA) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) UK.
