Medicine
Over 25 years as a doctor and Consultant Rheumatologist, with a clinician's understanding of how body and mind affect each other.
About Dr Shyra
A doctor who understands healing from the inside.
I'm Dr Shyra Raj, Consultant Rheumatologist and Subconscious Healing Practitioner. I bring together over 25 years of medicine with Rapid Transformational Therapy®, Belief Coding® and women's empowerment coaching, shaped by my own journey through trauma and recovery.
- Qualified in 1999Medicine, University of Nottingham
- Consultant RheumatologistNHS and private practice, GMC registered
- Certified RTT® PractitionerTrained with Marisa Peer, and also trained in Belief Coding®
- Certified coachOne of Many™ Women's Empowerment Coaching
My story
Why I do this work
01
The doctor
I qualified in medicine from the University of Nottingham in 1999 and have spent most of my career as a Consultant Rheumatologist, caring for people living with chronic pain, autoimmune conditions and long-term illness.
Medicine taught me to listen carefully, to look for patterns and to respect the evidence. It also showed me, again and again, how closely stress, past experiences and the nervous system are woven into how people feel in their bodies.
02
When life changed
In 2016 my marriage ended suddenly and traumatically, and I became a single mother to two very young children. On the outside I kept going: working as a consultant, caring for my children and holding everything together.
On the inside, my nervous system was in survival mode. I lived with anxiety, exhaustion and a constant sense of being on alert, and I was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Around the same time, watching my father's rapid decline with Alzheimer's disease brought another layer of grief.
03
Finding my way back
Talking therapies helped me understand what had happened, but understanding alone did not change how my body felt. Rapid Transformational Therapy® was the first approach that reached the beliefs and emotions underneath, and it helped me begin to feel safe in myself again.
It moved me so deeply that I trained with Marisa Peer's academy to become a certified RTT® practitioner, and I have since also trained in Belief Coding® and women's empowerment coaching.
I know what it is to hold everything together on the outside while quietly coming apart on the inside. That is why I do this work.
Dr Shyra Raj
What I bring together
Medicine, subconscious healing and lived experience
Subconscious healing
Rapid Transformational Therapy®, Belief Coding® and other subconscious healing tools, working at the root of a pattern rather than only its symptoms.
Lived experience
My own recovery from trauma means I understand survival mode personally, not just professionally, and I hold your story with that same care.
Healing is about creating safety, not fixing a broken person.
Dr Shyra Raj
Today
The care I wished I had found sooner
I work mainly with women who look capable on the outside but feel anxious, depleted or stuck underneath, and with people whose physical symptoms seem tangled up with stress and emotion.
My aim is to offer the deeper, whole-person care I needed myself, in a space that feels safe, unhurried and free of judgement.
- Safe and unhurriedYou set the pace, and nothing is rushed or forced.
- Doctor-ledSessions work alongside your medical care and never replace it.
- Root cause focusedWe look for where a pattern began, not just how it shows up today.
- HonestEveryone is different and individual results vary. We will talk openly about what to expect.
Your next step
If my story feels familiar, let's talk
Book a free, no-obligation clarity call. We'll talk through what you're experiencing and whether working together feels right for you.