Ashok Gupta

Ashtok Gupta is a former ME/CFS patient

Qualifications and training
Ashtok Gupta graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He was then automatically awarded an honorary MA (Cantab), as all Cambridge University graduates are.

Gupta describes himself as a "chronic illness expert" but holds no medical qualifications or certifications, and as an "expert on stress", and has given a number of media interviews about stress, but does not appear to hold any academic or professional qualifications in psychology or mental health either.

Gupta states he has designed "Revolutionary Neuroplasticity Techniques" based on his "20 plus years of experience and research" but has not completed a research degree, and is not affiliated to any academic institution.

Illness
Gupta states he fell ill with ME also known as CFS after returning from a trip to Asia during his time studying Economics in Cambridge. Gupta states he found a way to heal his ME/CFS and has been fully well since.

Research
Ashtok Gupta states he has spent over 20 years researching neuroplasticity.

Gupta Program
Gupta published his hypothesis of ME/CFS in 2002, and has sold the Gupta Program, which he describes as a brain training program, commercially since 2007. The Gupta Program was originally called the Gupta Programme and later a variety of different terms have been used to promote it, with Amygdala and Insula Retraining (AIR) being the most recent.

Complaints
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint in 2018.

Clinic location
Previously called Harley Street Stress Solutions, Gupta's clinic is now in Harrow, Middlesex, UK.

Online presence

 * PubMed
 * Twitter
 * Facebook
 * LinkedIn
 * Website
 * YouTube
 * Address: clinic