Consultant Psychiatrist · Trauma Specialist · Dubai
Dr Millia Begum offers psychiatric assessment, medication management, adult ADHD assessment and trauma-focused psychotherapy, with care tailored to each person’s needs.
An Individualised and Holistic Approach
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Mental health struggles do not always fit neatly into a single diagnosis. 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. Depending on your individual needs, treatment may involve psychotherapy, medication or a combination of both.
Care is collaborative. Dr Millia explains the treatment options, explores your preferences and works with you to develop a plan suited to your needs and circumstances.
Specialist Care for Complex PTSD and Dissociation in Dubai
Dr Millia Begum brings over 25 years of experience in psychiatry, with a particular focus on complex PTSD, dissociation and trauma-related difficulties.
Book at First Psychiatry ClinicSpecialist expertise in trauma psychotherapies
Who Is This Service For?
People seek help for many reasons. You may recognise some of your own experiences in the examples below. An assessment can help clarify your difficulties and the treatment options available to you.
You feel caught in recurring emotional or relationship patterns, even when you understand them or have worked on them in therapy.
Explore Complex Trauma →Emotional Dysregulation
You experience intense emotions, mood changes or emotional overwhelm that are difficult to manage and affect your daily life.
Trauma & Emotional Symptoms →Trauma & Dissociation
You experience trauma-related difficulties, which may include emotional numbness, feeling shut down or a sense of disconnection from yourself or your surroundings.
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 comprehensive ADHD assessment that considers your developmental history, current difficulties and other possible explanations, including anxiety or trauma-related symptoms.
Adult ADHD Assessment →Medication or Therapy
You are unsure whether medication, psychotherapy or a combination of both may help. A psychiatric assessment can clarify the options and help you make an informed choice.
Arrange an Assessment →Approaches Used in Trauma Care
Approaches used in trauma care differ in where they focus attention and how they work with distressing experiences. Some emphasise memories, thoughts and emotions; others begin with bodily sensations or automatic responses. Many work with both.
The choice of approach depends on your individual needs, preferences and the available evidence for treating your difficulties.
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) focuses on distressing memories and their effects in the present. It uses a structured approach to processing these memories alongside bilateral stimulation, often guided side-to-side eye movements.
Learn more about EMDR →Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps people understand and relate compassionately to different parts of themselves, including protective parts and parts carrying emotional pain or vulnerability.
Within the IFS model, therapy explores these parts’ fears, needs and experiences, supporting a more trusting relationship between Self and parts.
Learn more about IFS →Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) focuses on early physiological responses associated with traumatic experiences. Within the DBR model, therapy follows orienting tension, shock when present, and the emotional responses that unfold.
Through slow and careful attention to this sequence, DBR aims to support trauma processing without requiring prolonged, detailed retelling of the experience.
Learn more about DBR →Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT)
Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) focuses on developing interoceptive awareness: the ability to notice, access and sustain attention to internal bodily sensations.
Through guided attention and, where appropriate, therapist-guided self-touch, MABT helps people explore how bodily sensations connect with emotions and personal understanding. These skills may support emotional regulation and a greater sense of agency.
Explore Trauma Therapies with Dr Millia
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)
Dr Millia explains the DBR approach, including its focus on early bodily responses associated with traumatic experiences.
Watch the DBR Therapy Video →EMDR Therapy
Dr Millia explains how EMDR works with distressing memories and what the therapeutic process involves.
Watch the EMDR Therapy Video →Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Dr Millia introduces the IFS understanding of protective and vulnerable parts, and how therapy develops a more compassionate relationship with them.
Watch the IFS Therapy Video →Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Dr. Millia Begum?
Dr Millia Begum is a British-trained Consultant Psychiatrist at First Psychiatry Clinic in Dubai, with over 25 years of clinical experience. She provides psychiatric assessment, medication management and psychotherapy, with particular experience in trauma-related difficulties and complex presentations.
What can Dr. Millia help with?
Dr Millia works with adults experiencing PTSD, complex PTSD, dissociation, ADHD, anxiety, depression, grief and difficulties associated with childhood or attachment-related trauma. Assessment considers your symptoms, history and circumstances to guide an individualised treatment plan.
How do I know if Dr. Millia may be the right psychiatrist for me?
It may help to consider Dr Millia’s qualifications, areas of experience and treatment approach, alongside whether you feel comfortable discussing your concerns with her. An initial consultation gives you an opportunity to ask questions, discuss your goals and explore whether her approach fits your needs.
Can I see a psychiatrist who also provides psychotherapy?
Yes. Dr Millia provides psychiatric assessment and medication management alongside psychotherapy, including EMDR, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS). She also incorporates body-awareness work drawing on MABT. Treatment depends on your needs, preferences and the findings of your assessment.
Do you offer ADHD assessments?
Yes. Dr Millia provides adult ADHD assessments in Dubai that explore symptoms in childhood and adulthood, their impact on daily life and other possible explanations. The assessment also considers whether anxiety, mood difficulties, trauma or other factors may contribute to similar symptoms.
Do I need medication or therapy?
The most appropriate treatment depends on your difficulties, preferences and circumstances. Some people benefit from psychotherapy, others from medication, and some from a combination of both. Following assessment, Dr Millia will discuss the options with you and agree on a treatment plan together.
What trauma therapies does Dr. Millia use?
Dr Millia uses EMDR, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS), alongside body-awareness work drawing on Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT). The approach is selected collaboratively, considering your needs, preferences and the evidence relevant to your difficulties.
Where is Dr. Millia based?
Dr Millia consults at First Psychiatry Clinic, 975 Al Wasl Road, Umm Suqeim 2, Dubai. Appointments are available by prior booking.