Professor Ahmed Hankir

About Professor Ahmed Hankir

Professor Ahmed Hankir is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Private Therapy Clinic who provides thorough assessment, accurate diagnosis and personalised treatment for adults across Ireland through secure online consultations. His work is guided by dignity, inclusion, empowerment and recovery. He takes a holistic approach that brings together evidence-based medication, talking therapies and lifestyle strategies to help people regain confidence, improve relationships, build resilience and sustain their wellbeing. Sessions emphasise clarity, collaboration and measurable progress.

Professor Hankir completed his core and higher psychiatric training at the Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospitals in London, including an Academic Clinical Fellowship at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. He is a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a graduate of Harvard Medical School’s Global Clinical Scholar Research Training Program. Having practised in the UK, New Zealand and Canada, he brings a broad, culturally informed perspective to mental health care.

He holds academic appointments as Honorary Visiting Professor at Cardiff University School of Medicine and Professor of Academic Psychiatry at the Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies in Florida, USA, keeping his practice aligned with current evidence and international standards.

Clinically, Professor Hankir supports people across the full range of mental health conditions, including adult ADHD, mood and anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, trauma-related difficulties and PTSD, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Care plans are tailored to individual goals and grounded in a human rights framework. He draws on cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic principles, sleep and routine optimisation, boundary-setting, stress management and relapse prevention, and works alongside your GP, therapist or family so your care stays joined up.

Professor Hankir is known for building genuine, compassionate connections with his patients. He helps each person understand their options and make informed choices through a careful exploration of symptoms, history and context. Together, you agree a step-by-step plan that balances symptom relief with getting back to everyday life, with follow-ups focused on practical skills, early warning signs and resilience.

Beyond clinical practice, Professor Hankir is an advocate for compassionate, stigma-free care. He created The Wounded Healer, an anti-stigma programme that blends storytelling with psychiatric education, and has delivered invited lectures in more than 30 countries, including at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cambridge and Oxford. His work emphasises that recovery is possible for the many, not the few, and that humanity and humility are central to mental health care.

He collaborates with the World Health Organization on QualityRights, a human rights-based approach to mental health services, and has delivered WHO training in Ukraine and Indonesia. His research explores ways to reduce stigma and widen access to care through psychoeducation, digital outreach and myth-busting initiatives.

He has published widely, co-edited textbooks on psychiatry and spirituality, and is the author of Breakthrough: A Story of Hope, Resilience and Mental-Health Recovery. His scholarship focuses on the intersection of culture, identity and mental health, with a consistent emphasis on recovery. His contributions have been recognised with major honours, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists Foundation Doctor and Core Psychiatric Trainee of the Year Awards, the World Health Organization Director-General’s Award for Global Health, and the American Psychiatric Association Patient Advocate Award.

At Private Therapy Clinic Ireland, Professor Hankir offers a welcoming, compassionate service for adults from all backgrounds, wherever they are in the country. Appointments include a detailed assessment and a collaborative plan built around your personal goals. His aim is simple: evidence-based, person-centred care that restores function, builds confidence and supports lasting recovery.