Psychologist and Doula 

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Holistic support for birth and end of life

I believe you are, and always have been, worthy of great care.

Mending attachment wounds through trauma therapy and Doula care. Striving for good births, good deaths and strong attachments in life.

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HEY, I'M DR ELIZABETH L MILLWARD!

Attachment wounds often form at the moments we're most dependent: birth, death, diagnosis. As a doula, I walk alongside you through these thresholds, so you're held well when it matters most, and the wound never gets the chance to form.

If the wound has already happened, through how you were parented, or through a system that failed to attune to you, this is where healing happens. As a psychologist, I work with you directly on the trauma itself, using approaches built for the body as much as the mind.

If you're ready to experience support that is truly holistic, psychological, physical, spiritual and practical, then we might get along.

You can call me Liz

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EXPLORE MY SERVICES

Birth Services

I support people through pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period, as a doula in the room and a psychologist processing what happens there. This is especially for those who've been harmed or dismissed by maternity systems before, and want someone who can hold both the practical and the emotional at once.

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Death Services

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I accompany people through dying, grief, and the systems that surround both; bedside presence alongside psychological support for what death brings up. For those facing a terminal diagnosis, supporting a dying loved one, or grieving a death that wasn't handled with care.

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Kind Words From Clients

  • From the moment Liz arrived, she made me feel comfortable and relaxed

    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  • From start to finish, the entire experience was deeply special, calming and restorative. I'm so grateful to Liz for creating such a safe and nurturing space, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.

  • From the very first session, I felt seen, supported, and completely at ease. The gentle guidance helped me reconnect with my body and find a sense of calm I hadn't experienced in years.

    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  • I can't stop singing her praises, Liz was invaluable

BEHIND THE BRAND

BEHIND THE BRAND

Behind The Brand

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I'm Liz: a psychologist and doula, and I built this practice because I kept seeing the same gap: people either got clinical insight without anyone in the room with them, or practical support without anywhere to put the psychological weight of what they'd been through. I hold both, so you don't have to choose.

  • I start by walking closely alongside you; processing what happened, and where needed, physically present with you in appointments, hospital rooms, or at the bedside. As you rebuild trust in your own instincts, I step back: from walking beside you to backing you up, while you lead. Needing me less isn't a sign something's gone wrong, it's the sign the work is doing what it's meant to.

  • Attachment and attachment trauma. Medical harm, gaslighting, and iatrogenic injury. The threshold moments where these show up hardest: birth, death, diagnosis, and serious illness.

    In practice, this includes:

    • Birth & postnatal: birth packages, postnatal support including night support, antenatal education, closing the bones (Cerrada) ceremonies, mother blessings

    • Fertility & loss: IVF support, infant loss support (including termination)

    • Death & dying: death vigil, advance planning, bereavement support

    • Clinical therapies: EMDR, sensorimotor psychotherapy, attachment-focused trauma therapy

  • You are worthy of care full stop. Not conditional on how well you advocated for yourself or how "difficult" you were told you were. I work in an embodied, trauma-informed way, at your pace, without toxic positivity or false reassurance. I believe in walking beside people, not fixing them.

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Let's begin with a conversation about where you are today and where you'd like to be.

Let's Create Space For What Matters

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