Areas of Expertise

Get help by seeing Leigh, who has extensive experience with:

  • Trauma & PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Fears, Phobias & Panic / Social Anxiety
  • Grief & Loss
  • Mood Disorders
  • Coping Skills
  • Dissociative Disorders (DD)
  • Sexual Abuse &  Sexual Assault
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence & Coercive Control
  • Weight Loss & Binge Eating
  • Eating Disorders
  • Body Dysmorphia
  • OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
  • Exercise Motivation & Sports Psychology / Performance
  • Chronic Pain & Somatic Illness
  • Low Self Esteem & Confidence Issues
  • IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) & Digestive Issues
  • Workplace Bullying & Assertiveness Skills
  • Anger Management
  • Emotional Regulation Difficulties
  • Behavioural Issues
  • Sexual Compulsions
  • Chronic Illness
  • Skin Cutting & Hair Pulling
  • Life Transition/ Adjustment Difficulties
  • LGBTQI+ Issues
  • Spirituality
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Women’s Issues
  • First Responder, ADF / Military, Veterans Issues
  • Medicare, Private Health Insurers, NDIS Provider
  • Psychologist Reports

About

Leigh Milne is a Registered Psychologist, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Psychosomatic Therapist and lived experience military veteran. Leigh has over 30 years of allied wellness experience, initially in a paramedical nursing/pathology role in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), followed by complementary therapies, hypnotherapy, psychology, and psychosomatic trauma therapy.

Leigh has several years recent experience as psychologist working in a domestic violence and sexual assault support centre, providing intensive counselling support to clients with complex and acute trauma, PTSD, panic, anxiety, depression, dissociation, suicidal, self-harming, substance abuse and lifestyle difficulties.

Leigh has been trained by Dr Andrew Harkin and Dr Frank Corrigan to advanced level in Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) which is a new and significantly effective neuroscientific somatic trauma processing intervention. Leigh has successfully applied DBR in acute and complex trauma interventions.

Leigh has over 15 years experience in CBT- based Clinical Hypnotherapy / Psychotherapy working with trauma, fears, phobias, stress, anxiety, weight loss, motivation, bullying, assertiveness, self-confidence, life adjustment difficulties, habit management, chronic pain and more. Leigh is a Clinical Hypnotherapy supervisor, trainer & student mentor for the Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy Psychotherapy & teaches Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) focused foundation level training in Clinical Hypnotherapy-Psychotherapy.

How can Leigh help you? Whether you need support, guidance, motivation or counselling, she can assist you in your journey. Please feel free to book an initial consultation with her.

Qualifications and Memberships

  • Graduate Diploma in Psychology, Murdoch University
  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Edith Cowan University
  • Advanced Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy / Psychotherapy
  • Cert III Psychosomatic Therapy

Treatment Approaches

Leigh integrates a holistic and evidence-based mind-body spirit approach to assist clients to improve mental health and wellbeing. Leigh enjoys integrating cognitive, somatic (Body-centred ) , transpersonal (spiritual) psychological interventions and Hypnotherapy for issues that don’t seem to respond to traditional ‘talk therapy’. She uses the following treatment modalities:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)
  • Clinical Hypnotherapy / Psychotherapy & NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
  • Energy Psychology
  • Somatic Psychology
  • Transpersonal Psychology
  • Interpersonal Psychology
  • Integrative Psychology
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-Based
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychotherapy / Psychodynamic Approach
  • Schema Therapy (ST)
  • Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Psychoeducation (including Window of Tolerance, Polyvagal Theory)
  • Trauma Rescripting & Trauma Focussed
  • Parts Therapy
  • Sensorimotor Art Therapy

Provides Services To

  • Adults

Clinic Locations

  • Telehealth/Online only

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When you come to People Psychology, we tailor our methods to best suit your circumstances as well as your short-term and long-term goals.