Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
PhD study: Exploring the potential benefits of perinatal compassion focused therapy for mothers with mental health difficulties". The study is an NIHR portfolio-adopted study, funded by the Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership.
External role: Project/Trial Manager on the PIPPA (Parenting Intervention for Parents with Psychosis in Adult mental health services) Trial in the Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS Foundation Trust.
My group
Supervisors: Dr Anja Wittkowski, Dr Ming Wai Wan & Dr Debbie Smith
Qualifications
MSc Early Intervention in Psychosis
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Research Associate , Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
2024 → …
Areas of expertise
- BF Psychology
- Compassion focused therapy
- Perinatal mental health
- Psychosis
- Systematic review
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Perinatal compassion focused therapy (P-CFT) for mothers with mental health difficulties: A study protocol for a multisite and mixed methods feasibility and acceptability study
Millard-Brewer, L., Smith, D., Wan, M. W. & Wittkowski, A., 7 Nov 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pre-Existing Serious Mental Illness in the Prenatal Period
Millard, L. & Wittkowski, A., 21 Aug 2024, The Routledge International Handbook of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders. Wenzel, A. (ed.). Abingdon: Routledge, 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Compassion focused therapy for women in the perinatal period: a summary of the current literature
Millard, L. & Wittkowski, A., 19 Dec 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14, 1288797.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The effectiveness of compassion focused therapy with clinical populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Millard, L., Wan, M. W., Smith, D. & Wittkowski, A., 1 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 326, p. 168-192Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
- 1 Finished
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PRIME-RU: Perinatal Mental Health and Parenting Research Unit (PRIME-RU)
Wittkowski, A. (PI), Gregg, L. (CoI), Wan, M. (CoI), Smith, D. (CoI), Lemetyinen, H. (Researcher), Reid, H. (Researcher) & Millard-Brewer, L. (Researcher)
1/10/20 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
Prizes
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Medical Research Council DTP Flexible Training Supplement Award
Millard, L. (Recipient), Jun 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Perinatal compassion focused therapy: What can we say about its benefits?
Millard-Brewer, L. (Speaker)
4 Jun 2025 → 7 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Perinatal compassion focused therapy: What can we say about its benefits?
Millard-Brewer, L. (Speaker)
18 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Perinatal compassion focused therapy: The current evidence base.
Millard-Brewer, L. (Speaker)
15 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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The University of Manchester's Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (MRC DTP) Annual Conference
Millard, L. (Speaker)
20 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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European Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT) Annual Congress
Millard, L. (Speaker)
Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Press/Media
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Compassion focused therapy: An overview
27/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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“A sensitivity to the suffering in our self”: A Brief Introduction to Perinatal Compassion Focused Therapy
23/02/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media