An independent practitioner with over 20 years experience in mental health, Keir is dedicated to improving the lives of people who tend to be diagnosed with 'personality disorder'. He holds a masters degree in that diagnosis and serves on the executive Committee for the British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder as well as being part of the Royal College of Psychiatry Expert Reference Group on 'Personality Disorder'. He was the 2023 Casson Memorial Lecturer. He co hosts The Wrong Kind of Mad podcast and blogs at beamconsultancy.co.uk/the-blog