Dr Paramabandhu Groves
Breathing Space Clinical Lead
Dr Paramabandhu Groves BA MB BS MRCPsych is a consultant psychiatrist working in the NHS and specialising in addiction.
He has trained in Core Process Psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy. He has been teaching meditation and leading retreats at the London Buddhist Centre since 1990.
He has led MBCT courses since 2004, and adapted it for preventing relapse into addiction (Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention).
He trains and supervises teachers of Mindfulness Based Approaches at the London Buddhist Centre, and has taught and presented at conferences for health professionals in the NHS.
Dr Groves is increasingly sought after to speak at conferences, most recently at The Royal College of Psychiatrists' Annual Meeting in London, 2008. His work with MBRP was featured in a full-page article in The Times in 2007.
