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Dr Paul Bester

Verified Psychiatry Roehampton

Dr Paul Bester

14 years of experience 5.0 (37 verified reviews)

6,029+
Patients seen
14
Years in practice
11
Publications
1
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Dr Paul Bester at a glance

Dr Paul Bester is a Psychiatry practitioner based in Roehampton, United Kingdom, practising at Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital. They have 40+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on psychiatric evaluation, medication management, cbt session (45m), family therapy. Educated at Universitat de Barcelona (MD, 2008). Serves patients in Roehampton, United Kingdom and the surrounding area.

VERIFIED PHYSICIAN PROFILE · UPDATED MAY 2026

About

Dr Bester is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and has had a well established practice at the Priory Hospital Roehampton for 15 years. He offers assessment and treatment for a range of conditions including anxiety, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, emerging personality difficulties, and developmental disorders such as ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and assessment of neurodiversity, including the diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition and the management of related psychological impact.

Dr Bester is known for his compassion and care and prioritises connection with you and your child/teenager to encourage trust and open communication and will tailor his care to suit the individual needs of each child or young person. This may involve medication and /or co-working with an appropriate therapist(s).

Dr Bester has excellent working relationships with an extensive network of colleagues and therapists, and receives outstanding testimonials from his colleagues, patients and their parents.

He offers mainly outpatient treatment, but can also offer adolescent inpatient assessment and treatment.

If medication is indicated, Dr Bester will formulate a safe protocol, discuss the mechanisms and risks and provide support throughout. He works with Pharmacierge, who deliver privately prescribed medication to your door, and with NHS GPs -using shared care protocols to prescribe medication, when appropriate to do so safely and if your GP agrees, although many GPs are unable to prescribe specialist-only medications.

For complex treatment issues, and when indicated and/or specifically requested, he will undertake pharmaco-genetic testing to optimise treatment decisions and identify patient-specific genetic markers. This information provides guidance about which medication is likely to work as intended, as well as the risk of adverse effects. It involves an easy home- administered cheek (buccal) swab test.

Dr Bester completed specialist training based at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London in child and adolescent psychiatry, followed by a further training in forensic psychiatry and spent the early part of his professional consultant career in the NHS. He also worked as an expert witness in child and family matters in the criminal and family courts for many years, and is a fully trained forensic and child & adolescent psychiatrist. For the last 15 years he has devoted all his time to clinical practise. He has had opinion published in The Times and The Telegraph and various newspapers, and has presented at UK and international conferences. He has also published research in the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry.

The clinic faces high demand at times and is often booked up in advance. Please note that urgent or emergency appointments are not available.

Dr. Bester has expertise in the following areas:


Autism: 3di and ADOS (multidisciplinary assesment with a colleague)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Anxiety Disorder

Emerging Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/Complex Trauma

OCD

Psychosis

Complex co-occurring conditions.


How to obtain an appintment:

Dr Bester does not offer in-person appointments, apart from  ADOS assessments for autism, and all appointments take place via Zoom as this is the method preferred by the vast majority of his patients and their parents as patients do not have to attend at a busy hospital nor wait in waiting rooms with adults. It has proven to be a much more personal and relaxed setting which is child and adolescent friendly.

A referral letter is usually required from your regular GP -who can access your child's medical history,  setting out their medical and psychiatric history. Copies of any assessments from other mental health interventions that may have taken place are also required please.  Please send your query or a GP referral letter and documents to Dr Bester's admin team, at pa@doctorpaulbester.com.    Please communicate via email rather than telephone as response times for calls will be much longer. This also enables the requisite record keeping of discussions and any advice that is given by Dr Bester.

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Dr Paul Bester

Education & training

  1. 2002–2008 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    Universitat de Barcelona, Roehampton (GB)
  2. 2008–2012 Residency · Psychiatry
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Roehampton (GB)
  3. 2012–2013 Fellowship · Subspecialty training
    AP-HP Paris, FR

Career & appointments

  1. 2012-09–2013-08 Junior consultant
    Universitat de Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Psychiatry

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-604024 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Psychiatry
#EB-AC1F4CC9 · issued 2013 · renewal 2023
Malpractice insurance: HDI Global · 2,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
Psychiatric evaluation 90791 196
Medication management 90833 843
CBT session (45m) 90834 3,004
Family therapy 90847 2,745

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 360.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 180.00 EUR
CBT session (45m) 60 min in_clinic 360.00 EUR
Family therapy 30 min in_clinic 1,260.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Paul Bester
HEADSHOT
Paul Bester in consultation
IN OFFICE
Paul Bester with the team
WITH TEAM
Paul Bester at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 148s
Meet Paul Bester

Research & publications

h-index: 6 · i10: 7

  1. European registry analysis of Psychiatry outcomes
    Paul Bester, et al. · JAMA Psychiatry, 2025
    DOI: 10.2629/euroclin.2025.0 · PMID: 31462846 · cited by 9
  2. Outcomes of Psychiatry in adults — a multi-centre cohort
    Paul Bester, et al. · JAMA Psychiatry, 2024
    DOI: 10.1142/euroclin.2024.1 · PMID: 30749372 · cited by 115

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Psychiatry European Annual Congress (Psychiatry) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Psychiatry National Society Meeting · Roehampton · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Psychiatry — Roehampton · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional
  • 🏆 Excellence in Patient Care · National Society · 2024 · national

Society memberships

  • European Psychiatric Association — Member · Since 2013
  • World Psychiatric Association — Member · Since 2013
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2013

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Psychiatry 2026-03-01 · 4 min read
  • Awareness When should you see a psychiatry? 2026-01-19 · 9 min read

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · dr.paul.bester@euroclinics.example
Accepted international insurance
Allianz Worldwide · AXA Global · BUPA Global · Cigna Global

Location

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Patient reviews

37 verified reviews
4.95
★★★★⯨
37 reviews
5★ 2
4★ 1
3★ 0
2★ 0
1★ 0
Bedside Manner
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Wait Time
4.7
Staff Friendliness
5.0
Ease Of Appointment
4.9
Value For Money
4.9
Would Recommend Pct
98.0
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Recent reviews

  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
    Marco V.
  • ★★★★☆ ✓ Verified
    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

Dr Paul Bester's Areas of Specialty

Each specialty below reflects the conditions and procedures Dr Paul Bester treats, with the size of the national pool of United Kingdom doctors offering the same care.

Psychiatry

Mood, anxiety, sleep and psychotic disorders — diagnostic evaluation, medication management and therapy referral.

Dr Paul Bester is one of 888 psychiatry doctors indexed in United Kingdom. Browse psychiatry doctors in United Kingdom →

LOCAL CARE CONTEXT

Why local healthcare in Roehampton matters

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    Paul Bester speaks English.

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