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Dr Martin Milton

Senior Lecturer in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology

Qualifications: BA (Natal), BA Hons (UNISA), MA (Antioch), DPsych (City University), CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS, UKCP Reg

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Phone: Work: 01483 68 9199
Room no: 07 AD 02

Office hours

Available to trainees - Mondays and Tuesdays.

Further information

Biography

Dr Martin Milton CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS, UKCP Reg, is a Chartered Psychologist, a Chartered Scientist, a BPS Registered Psychologist Specialising in Psychotherapy and is registered as a psychotherapist with the UKCP. He is Senior Lecturer on the University of Surrey Practitioner Doctorate in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology. Alongside his academic position, Martin was formerly Consultant Psychologist in Psychotherapy in the NHS he now works in independent practice, SW London Psychology. He has held positions on a number of British Psychological Society committees including the Division of Counselling Psychology and the Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section.

Research Interests

Martin’s research interests include:

Counselling Psychology
The Restorative Powers of the Natural World
Evolutionary Psychology
Aggression and Combat
Existential Phenomenological Psychotherapy
Lesbian and Gay Psychology

 

Martin is happy to supervise PsychD students in any of the topics above.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Corbett L, Milton M. (2011) 'Existential Therapy: A Useful Approach to Trauma?'. British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review, 26 (1), pp. 62-74.
    Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/27627/
  • Stephens P, Jordan M, Milton M. (2010) 'Editorial – Ecopsychology: Past, present and future,'. European Journal of Ecopsychology, 1 (1)
  • Fletcher R, Milton MJ. (2010) 'Have you ever wondered what it might be like to try and cuddle a tiger? An interpretative phenomenological analysis of practitioners’ experiences of aggression.'. Existential Analysis, 21 (1), pp. 23-36.
  • Favali V, Milton MJ. (2010) 'Disabled Horse-Rider’s Experience of Horse-Riding: Exploring the Therapeutic Benefits of Contact with Animals'. Existential Analysis, 21 (2), pp. 251-262.
  • Raisanen T, Cachia P, Milton MJ. (2010) 'Guest editorial: Psychodynamic contributions to counselling psychology practice'. Counselling Psychology Review Special edition, 25 (2), pp. 4-5.
  • Milton M. (2009) 'Statutory regulation - where next...?'. BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOC PSYCHOLOGIST, 22 (6), pp. 470-471.
  • Fletcher R, Milton MJ. (2009) 'Being Aggressive: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Kung Fu Practitioners’ Experience of Aggression'. Existential Analysis, 20 (1), pp. 20-34.
  • Milton MJ. (2009) 'Waking up to Nature: A new direction for psychological practice'. Ecopsychology, 1 (1), pp. 1-6.
    doi: 10.1089/eco.2008.0004.
  • Milton MJ. (2008) 'Guest editorial'. British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review, 23 (2), pp. 1-3.
  • Higley N, Milton M. (2008) 'Our connection to the Earth - a neglected relationship in counselling psychology'. British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review, 23 (2), pp. 10-22.
  • Milton MJ. (2008) 'Wisdom from the wilderness'. British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review, 23 (2), pp. 36-46.
  • Milton MJ. (2008) 'Everything to everyone? … or ‘nothing to no-one?'. Counselling Psychology Review Ocassional papers, , pp. 73-78.
  • Scott J, Milton M. (2008) 'In conversation: Jonathan Scott'. British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review, 23 (2), pp. 56-59.
  • McCallum I. (2008) 'In conversation: Ian McCallum'. British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review, 23 (2), pp. 62-67.
  • Milton MJ. (2008) 'Parting Thoughts ...'. Counselling Psychology Review, 23 (2), pp. 93-94.
  • Milton M. (2007) 'Being Sexual: Existential Contributions to Psychotherapy with Gay Male Clients'. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy, 11 (1-2), pp. 45-59.
  • Milton M. (2007) 'Life and our role in it'. Counselling Psychology Review, 22 (2), pp. 38-40.
  • Fletcher R, Milton M. (2007) 'Being Aggressive: An existential-phenomenological critique of the psychological literature on Human Aggression'. Journal of Existential Analysis, 18 (2)
  • Milton M, Gillies F. (2007) 'From Biology to Being: Evolutionary theory and existential practice'. Existential Analysis, 18 (2)
  • Wilkes R, Milton M. (2006) 'Being an Existential Therapist: An IPA study of existential therapists’ experiences,'. Society for Existential Analysis Existential Analysis, 17 (1), pp. 71-83.
  • Milton M. (2006) '‘What you want, when you want it’ Relating in the age of Gaydar!'. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review, 7 (3), pp. 306-309.
  • Milton M. (2006) 'Reflections on the Past: Thoughts about the future'. Counselling Psychology Review, 21 (1), pp. 8-10.
  • Wilkes R, Milton M. (2006) 'Being an Existential Therapist: An IPA study of existential therapists’ experiences'. Existential Analysis, 17 (1), pp. 71-83.
  • Milton M. (2005) 'Political developments and the evolution of Counselling Psychology, Counselling Psychology Review'. Counselling Psychology Review, 20 (4), pp. 41-43.
  • Milton M. (2005) 'Transformation: A Fighter’s Perspective'. Counselling Psychology Review, 20 (1), pp. 2-10.
  • Milton M, Coyle A, Legg C. (2005) 'Countertransference issues in psychotherapy with lesbian and gay clients'. European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Health, 7, pp. 181-197.
    Full text is available at: http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/1709/
  • Milton M. (2004) 'Being a Fighter: ‘It’s a whole state of being’'. Existential Analysis.,
  • Milton M. (2004) 'Homosexuality and Psychoanalysis: New Directions – New York Style'. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review,
  • Milton MJ. (2004) 'Talking Point: ‘If you swim, … you get wet!'. Counselling Psychology Review,
  • Milton M. (2004) 'Being a Fighter II: ‘It’s a positive thing around my male friends’'. Existential Analysis.,
  • Milton M. (2004) 'Existential Psychotherapy and HIV'. Focus: A guide to AIDS research and counselling, 19 (5), pp. 5-6.
  • Milton MJ. (2003) 'Psychotherapy and Sexuality: A New Era?'. Proceedings of the Malta Union of Professional Psychologists Biennial Conference,
  • Milton MJ, Charles L, Judd D, O'Brien M, Tipney A, Turner A. (2003) 'The Existential-Phenomenological Paradigm: The Importance for Integration,'. Existential Analysis,
  • Milton MJ. (2003) 'Talking Point: Hang on, Let me have a think …'. British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review,
  • Diamond D, Milton M. (2003) 'The Dialogic Unconscious: The Missing Link or a contradiction in Terms?'. British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review,
  • Milton MJ. (2003) 'The Call of the Wild: Lessons from Natural History'. British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review, 18 (1), pp. 3-11.
  • Milton MJ, Charles L, Judd D, O'Brien M, Tipney A, Turner A. (2002) 'The Existential-Phenomenological Paradigm: The Importance for Integration,'. Counselling Psychology Review,
  • Milton MJ, Corrie S. (2002) 'Exploring the Place of Technical and Implicit Knowledge in Therapy'. Critical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling,
  • Cedro K, Milton M. (2002) 'Cooperation Transcends Difference: Reflections on Therapeutic Work with a Gay Client,'. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review,
  • Milton MJ. (2002) 'Evidence-Based Practice: Issues for Psychotherapy'. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy,
  • Judd D, Milton M. (2001) 'Psychotherapy with Lesbian and Gay Clients: Existential-Phenomenological Contributions to Training'. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review, , pp. 16-23.
  • Devine W, Milton M. (2001) 'Youth Groups for Young Gay Men: A Case study'. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review,
  • Milton MJ, Legg C. (2001) 'Politics in Psychotherapy: Therapists’ responses to political material'. Counselling Psychology Quarterly,
  • Coyle A, Milton M, Annesley P. (2001) 'The Silencing of Lesbian and Gay Voices in Psycho – ‘therapeutic’ texts, training and Practice'. Annual Review of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues in European Psychology, 1, pp. 95-124.
  • Milton MJ. (2001) 'Recent Research on Suicide: Issues for British Counselling Psychologists'. Counselling Psychology Review, 16, pp. 28-33.
  • Milton MJ. (2001) 'One Tends to Complain of Discomfort But Relish the Memory of Hardship: ‘Being’ in the Wild'. Society for Existential Analysis Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 12 (2), pp. 230-244.
  • Milton MJ. (2001) 'Counselling Psychology Placements: Reflections from the Health Service,'. Counselling Psychology Review,
  • Corrie S, Milton M. (2000) 'The Relationship Between Existential-Phenomenological and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapies'. European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling and Health.,
  • Milton MJ. (2000) 'Is Existential Psychotherapy A Lesbian and Gay Affirmative Psychotherapy?'. Journal for the Society of Existential Analysis,
  • Coyle A, Milton M, Annesley P. (1999) 'The Silencing of Lesbian and Gay Voices in Psychotherapeutic Texts and Training,'. Changes: An International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy, 17 (2), pp. 132-143.
  • Milton MJ. (1999) 'Depression and the Uncertainty of Identity: An existential-phenomenological exploration in just twelve sessions,'. Changes: An International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy,,
  • Milton MJ, Coyle A. (1999) 'Lesbian and Gay Affirmative Psychotherapy: Issues in theory and Practice'. Sex and Marital Therapy: The Journal of the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 14 (1), pp. 43-60.
  • Milton MJ, Legg C. (1999) 'A Challenge for Counselling Psychology: Engaging with the political in clients’ material'. Counselling Psychology Review, 14 (4), pp. 12-18.
  • Milton MJ, Judd D. (1999) 'The Dilemma that is Assessment'. Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis,
  • Milton MJ, Coyle A. (1999) 'Some Key Texts in Lesbian and Gay Affirmative Therapy'. Newsletter of the BPS Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section, Issue, (2), pp. 15-19.
  • Farhy E, Milton M. (1998) 'Psychotherapy, Psychology and Paymasters: A Cautionary Tale'. Counselling Psychology Review, 13 (1), pp. 35-38.
  • Milton MJ, Coyle A. (1998) 'Reference Library on Counselling Psychology: Lesbian and gay affirmative therapy'. Counselling Psychology Review, 14 (4)
  • Milton MJ, Coyle A. (1998) 'Psychotherapy with Lesbian and Gay Clients’'. British Psychological Society The Psychologist, 11 (2), pp. 73-76.
  • Milton MJ. (1998) 'Personal Accounts of Supervision: Phenomenological reflections on ‘effectiveness’,'. Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling, 9 (4), pp. 311-314.
  • Milton MJ, Taylor M, Gaist B. (1998) 'Professional Identities in the NHS: Existential Perspectives'. Society for Existential Analysis Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 9 (1), pp. 114-128.
  • Kitzinger C, Coyle A, Wilkinson S, Milton M. (1998) 'Towards a Lesbian and Gay Psychology'. The Psychologist, 11 (11), pp. 529-533.
  • Wilkinson J, Campbell E, Coyle A, Jordan R, Milton M. (1997) 'Trials, Tribulations and Tentative Triumphs: The first three years of a Doctorate in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology'. Counselling Psychology Review, 12 (2), pp. 79-89.
  • Milton MJ. (1997) 'An Existential Approach to HIV Related Psychotherapy'. Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 8 (1), pp. 115-129.
  • Milton MJ. (1996) 'Coming Out in Therapy'. Counselling Psychology Review, 11 (3), pp. 26-32.
  • Milton MJ. (1995) 'Counselling Psychology’s Responsibilities in Light of the Socarides Debate'. Counselling Psychology Review, 10 (4), pp. 28-29.
  • Milton MJ. (1995) 'The Development of Counselling Psychology in a Clinical Psychology Service'. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 8 (3), pp. 243-247.
  • Milton MJ. (1994) 'HIV Related Psychotherapy and Its Existential Concerns'. Counselling Psychology Review, 9 (4), pp. 13-24.
  • Milton MJ. (1994) 'The Case for Existential Therapy in HIV Related Psychotherapy'. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 7 (4), pp. 367-374.

Books

  • Milton M. (2010) Therapy and Beyond: Counselling psychology contributions to therapeutic and social issues. Wiley-Blackwell

Book chapters

  • Milton MJ, Craven M, Coyle A. (2010) 'Understanding human distress: Moving beyond the concept of 'Psychopathology''. in Milton M (ed.) Therapy and Beyond: Counselling psychology contributions to therapeutic and social issues Wiley-Blackwell Article number 4 , pp. 57-72.
  • Hicks C, Milton MJ. (2010) 'Sexual identities: Meanings for counselling psychology practice'. in Woolfe R, Strawbridge S, Douglas B, Dryden W (eds.) Handbook of Counselling Psychology, London : Sage
  • Milton MJ. (2010) 'Coming Home to Roost: Counselling psychology and the natural world'. in Milton M (ed.) Therapy and Beyond: Counselling psychology contributions to therapeutic and social issues Wiley-Blackwell , pp. 293-308.
  • Milton MJ. (2010) 'Counselling psychology and the wider world'. in Milton M (ed.) Therapy and beyond: Counselling psychology contributions to therapeutic and social issues Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
  • Milton MJ. (2010) 'Models of practice'. in Milton M (ed.) Therapy and beyond: Counselling psychology contributions to therapeutic and social issues, Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
  • Milton MJ. (2010) 'Epilogue: And finally ...'. in Milton M (ed.) Therapy and Beyond: Counselling psychology contributions to therapeutic and social issues Wiley-Blackwell , pp. 309-312.
  • Milton MJ. (2010) 'Introduction: Therapy and Beyond: Counselling Psychology Contributions to Therapeutic and SocialIssues'. in Milton M (ed.) Therapy and Beyond: Counselling Psychology Contributions to Therapeutic and SocialIssues Wiley-Blackwell
  • Milton MJ. (2009) 'Supervision’ as we know it: An existential impossibility'. in van Deurzen E, Young S (eds.) Existential Perspectives on Supervision: Widening the horizon of Psychotherapy and Counselling Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
  • Milton MJ. (2007) 'Being Sexual: Existential Contributions to Psychotherapy with Gay Male Clients,'. in Peel E, Clarke V (eds.) British Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies: Theory, Research and Practice, The Haworth Medical Press, Binghampton, NY
  • Milton MJ. (2006) 'Evidence-based Practice: Issues for Psychotherapy'. in Lowenthal D, Winter D (eds.) What is Psychotherapeutic Research? London : Karnac
  • Milton MJ. (2005) 'Political and Ideological Issues'. in van Deurzen E, Penhallow C (eds.) Existential perspectives on human issues: A handbook for therapeutic practice. Palgrave Macmillan
  • Milton MJ. (2005) 'The Ethics (or Not) of Evidence-Based Practice'. in (ed.) Handbook of Professional and Ethical Practice for Psychologists, Counsellors and Psychotherapists Hove : Brunner-Routledge
  • Milton MJ, Coyle A. (2003) 'Sexual Identity: Affirmative Practice with Lesbian and Gay Clients,'. in Woolfe R, Strawbridge S, Dryden W (eds.) Handbook of Counselling Psychology (2nd edition), London : Sage
  • Milton MJ, Coyle A, Legg C. (2002) 'Defining the Domain'. in Coyle A, Kitzinger C (eds.) Lesbian and Gay Psychology: New Perspectives BPS Blackwell
  • Milton MJ. (2001) 'Supervision: Researching Therapeutic Practice'. in Carroll M, Tholstrup M (eds.) Integrative Approaches to Supervision, London : Jessica Kingsley
  • Milton MJ. (2000) 'Existential-Phenomenological Psychotherapy'. in Davies D, Neal C (eds.) Therapeutic Perspectives on Working with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients Buckingham : Open University Press
  • Milton MJ. (1997) 'Roberto: Living with HIV - Issues of Meaning and Relationship in HIV Related Psychotherapy'. in du Plock S (ed.) Case Studies in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling Chichester : Wiley

Reports

  • Milton MJ. (1998) Issues in Psychotherapy with Lesbians and Gay Men: A Survey of British Psychologists,. in (ed.) Issues in Psychotherapy with Lesbians and Gay Men: A Survey of British Psychologists, Leicester : British Psychological Society

Teaching

Martin teaches on Issues in Counselling Psychology, Theoretical Models of Therapy, Understanding Human Distress, ...

Martin is the course convenor for Assessment and Formulation, Understanding Human Distress and Personal and Professional Development Groups.

Martin also delivers workshops to the PsychD in Clinical Psychology on matters related to sexual identity in clinical practice.

Affiliations

British Psychological Society Division of Counselling Psychology 

British Psychological Society Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section

Foundation member of the British Psychological Society Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy (with Senior Practitioner Status)

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy

Editorial roles

A member of the editorial board of:

Counselling Psychology Review

Existential Analysis

Ecopsychology

Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review

Psychology of Sexualities

European Journal of Ecopsychology