Dr Michelle Miller
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About me
I specialise in women’s mental health. Anxiety, depression, sadness, the impact of trauma, perinatal anxiety and depression, and menopause.
I have undertaken specialist training in menopause and can support you if you struggle with your mental health in perimenopause and menopause.
My approach is integrative and I draw upon evidence-based therapies such as CBT, EMDR, Compassion Focused Therapy, Attachment, Mindfulness, and Trauma-focused approaches.
I divide my working week as a psychologist (HCPC) between my private practice and my role in an NHS perinatal mental health service. I am also a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor (MBACP) and a trained EMDR therapist.
I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (PYL042175), the British Psychological Society (451217) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am a member of the British Menopause Society and the EMDR Association.
Training, qualifications & experience
I practice as a chartered Counselling Psychologist (HCPC) and I am a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor (MBACP).
I have an undergraduate degree majoring in Psychology, and I obtained my Masters, specialising in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, from Cambridge University (Distinction), prior to undertaking a Doctorate in Psychology. Research in female adolescent self-harm, and further research in perinatal anxiety ignited my passion in women’s mental health.
I love learning and I have undertaken further training in Compassion Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and advanced study in trauma.
I have keen insight into the impact of trauma and the legacy it leaves behind; fear and self-blame to shame. Menopause and peri menopause are areas of sincere interest for me and I am committed to supporting women who struggle with this transition.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Motherhood struggles - when the transition to being a parent is a struggle.
Bonding and attachment.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£120.00 - £140.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I am registered with the following providers: Aviva, AXA, Vitality, WPA & Allianz
- Individual 60-minute sessions are £120
- Individual 90-minute sessions are £140
- A Couple’s 60-minute session is £140
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I offer in-person and online appointments.
Further information
Menopause and peri menopause is an area of deep interest of mine, with challenging lived experience. I am committed to supporting women who struggle with this transition.
I have undertaken specialist training in menopause mental health, which enables me to practice as a menopause-informed psychologist.
