Consultant Psychiatrist · Trauma Specialist · Dubai

Dr Millia offers specialist psychiatric care alongside advanced trauma-focused psychotherapies.

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An Individualised Approach

Psychiatry and psychotherapy 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.

The aim is not to fit everyone into the same treatment model, but to understand what may be maintaining the difficulty and choose an approach accordingly.

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Book an Appointment

Book a consultation with Dr Millia Begum at First Psychiatry Clinic, Dubai.

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Internationally Recognised Credentials

Specialist expertise in psychiatry and trauma therapy

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25+ Years’ Psychiatry Experience British-trained Consultant Psychiatrist

Who May Benefit

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.

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Persistent Emotional Symptoms

Your emotional symptoms have not improved with previous treatments or approaches.

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Trauma & Dissociation

You experience trauma-related symptoms, emotional numbness, shutdown or feeling disconnected from yourself.

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Chronic Physical Symptoms

You live with chronic pain or physical symptoms where stress or trauma may be contributing.

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ADHD Assessment

You would like a careful ADHD assessment that also considers complex trauma and overlapping conditions.

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Medication or Therapy

You are seeking psychiatric assessment, medication, psychotherapy, or both, depending on your individual needs.

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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

EMDR focuses on distressing memories and their effects in the present. It uses structured memory processing together with bilateral stimulation, often eye movements.

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Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS focuses on protective and vulnerable parts of the internal system. Therapy develops a more compassionate relationship with these parts and the experiences they carry.

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Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)

DBR focuses on early orienting, shock, affective, and defensive responses associated with traumatic experience. It works at the level of the brainstem where some of our earliest threat responses emerge.

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Talking Therapies

Talking therapies work primarily through conversation, reflection and exploration of thoughts, emotions, relationships and life experiences.

Somatic Therapies

Somatic approaches give particular attention to body sensations, movement and nervous-system responses alongside emotional and psychological experience.

Trauma Therapy Videos

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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 Therapy

EMDR helps reduce the emotional intensity of distressing memories and supports adaptive reprocessing.

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Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS helps people understand protective and wounded parts of themselves and relate to these parts with greater clarity and compassion.

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dr. Millia Begum?

Dr. Millia Begum is a British-trained Consultant Psychiatrist in Dubai with over 25 years of NHS experience. She specialises in psychiatry and trauma-focused therapies, including EMDR, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) and Internal Family Systems (IFS).

What can Dr. Millia help with?

Dr. Millia provides psychiatric assessment and therapy for adults experiencing PTSD, Complex PTSD, childhood trauma, dissociation, ADHD, anxiety, depression, grief, attachment difficulties and related emotional problems.

Where is Dr. Millia based?

Dr. Millia consults from First Psychiatry Clinic in Dubai. In-person appointments are available in Dubai, with selected online consultations across the UAE where clinically appropriate.

Do you offer ADHD assessments?

Yes. Dr. Millia offers comprehensive adult ADHD assessments, including careful consideration of developmental history, symptoms and the possible impact of trauma where relevant.

Do I need medication or therapy?

That depends on your symptoms and treatment goals. Some people benefit mainly from psychotherapy, while others may benefit from medication, therapy or a combination of both.

Can I have therapy without medication?

Yes. Medication is not automatically required. Where appropriate, treatment can focus entirely on psychotherapy.

What trauma therapies does Dr. Millia use?

Dr. Millia uses several trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and other body-informed and attachment-focused approaches.

Are online appointments available?

Selected online consultations may be available for adults living in the UAE where clinically appropriate. Some assessments and treatments may still be better suited to in-person appointments in Dubai.

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST · TRAUMA THERAPIST

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