Consultant Psychiatrist · Trauma Specialist · Dubai
Dr Millia offers specialist psychiatric care alongside advanced trauma-focused psychotherapies.
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Psychiatry and Therapy in one treatment approach
Mental health difficulties do not always fit neatly into a single diagnosis or treatment. Symptoms may be influenced by biological factors, life experiences, relationships, trauma and the ways a person has learned to cope.
Dr Millia combines psychiatric assessment with psychotherapy to understand the wider picture. Treatment may include therapy, medication, or a combination of approaches depending on your individual needs.
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Who Is This Service For?
Dr. Millia provides specialist psychiatric assessment, medication management and trauma-focused psychotherapy. Her services may be appropriate for people who recognise themselves in one or more of the following experiences.
Feeling Stuck
You feel stuck despite years of therapy and continue to struggle with the same emotional patterns.
Explore Complex Trauma →Persistent Emotional Symptoms
Your emotional symptoms have not improved with previous treatments or approaches.
Trauma & Emotional Symptoms →Trauma & Dissociation
You experience trauma-related symptoms, emotional numbness, shutdown or feeling disconnected from yourself.
Learn About Dissociation →Chronic Physical Symptoms
You live with chronic pain or physical symptoms where stress or trauma may be contributing.
Discuss Your Symptoms →ADHD Assessment
You would like a careful ADHD assessment that also considers complex trauma and overlapping conditions.
Adult ADHD Assessment →Medication or Therapy
You are seeking psychiatric assessment, medication, psychotherapy, or both, depending on your individual needs.
Arrange an Assessment →How Do Trauma Therapies Differ?
Trauma therapies help to alleviate the person’s persistent and repeated ongoing threat responses in the current safe present stemming from past unresolved stressful life experiences. The most appropriate approach depends on the individual and their treatment needs.
EMDR Therapy
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)
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Talking Therapies
Somatic Therapies
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Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)
DBR works with early shock responses and early relationship wounds associated with brainstem and midbrain processing.
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EMDR helps reduce the emotional intensity of distressing memories and supports adaptive reprocessing.
Watch the EMDR Therapy Video →Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS helps people understand protective and wounded parts of themselves and relate to these parts with greater clarity and compassion.
Watch the IFS Therapy Video →Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Dr. Millia Begum?
Dr. Millia Begum is a British-trained Consultant Psychiatrist in Dubai with over 25 years of clinical experience, including many years working in the NHS. Her practice includes psychiatric assessment and psychotherapy, with particular experience in trauma-related difficulties, ADHD and complex presentations.
What can Dr. Millia help with?
Dr. Millia works with adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties, including PTSD, Complex PTSD, childhood trauma, dissociation, ADHD, anxiety, depression, grief and attachment-related difficulties. Treatment is individualised according to each person’s needs.
How do I know if Dr. Millia may be the right psychiatrist for me?
Choosing a psychiatrist is a personal decision. It may be helpful to consider the clinician’s qualifications, areas of experience, treatment approach and whether you feel comfortable discussing difficult or sensitive concerns with them. Dr. Millia’s practice may particularly suit people looking for an approach that can consider both psychiatric treatment and psychotherapy.
Can I see a psychiatrist who also provides psychotherapy?
Yes. Some psychiatrists undertake additional psychotherapy training. Dr. Millia provides psychiatric assessment and treatment alongside psychotherapy, including EMDR, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), where these approaches are appropriate.
Do you offer ADHD assessments?
Yes. Dr. Millia provides adult ADHD assessments that consider current symptoms, developmental history and functioning across different areas of life. Where relevant, the assessment may also consider whether trauma, anxiety, mood difficulties or other factors could be contributing to similar symptoms.
Can psychiatric medication and therapy be managed by the same clinician?
In some cases, yes. Having psychiatric assessment, medication review and psychotherapy considered within one treatment plan can be helpful for some people. Others may prefer to work with separate clinicians, depending on their needs and circumstances.
Do I need medication or therapy?
There is no single answer. Some people may benefit primarily from psychotherapy, while others may benefit from medication, therapy or a combination of both. Treatment decisions are made collaboratively following assessment.
What trauma therapies does Dr. Millia use?
Depending on the person’s needs, Dr. Millia may integrate approaches including EMDR, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and other trauma-informed, attachment-focused and body-informed approaches.
Where is Dr. Millia based?
Dr. Millia consults at First Psychiatry Clinic in Dubai. In-person appointments are available in Dubai, with selected online consultations across the UAE where clinically appropriate.
Are online appointments available?
Selected online consultations may be available for adults living in the UAE where clinically appropriate. Some assessments or treatments may still be better suited to in-person appointments.
About Dr. Millia
Dr. Millia Begum is a British-trained Consultant Psychiatrist and an expert trauma specialist with over 25 years of clinical experience in psychiatry and therapy.
She is an EMDRIA Approved Therapist & Consultant, an EMDR researcher, and a former board member of the EMDR Association UK. She uses EMDR, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) Therapy and is a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapist . She brings a compassionate, parts-informed approach to her work with clients in Dubai.
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS
IFS Certified Therapist | EMDRIA Certified Therapist | EMDRIA Approved Consultant
Book a Mental Health Appointment
Arrange a confidential consultation with Dr Millia Begum at First Psychiatry Clinic in Dubai.
Villa 975, Municipality 363856
Al Manara, Umm Suqeim 2
Dubai, UAE
Office: +971 4 221 6000
Email: info@firstpsychiatryclinics.com