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Overview
Mia currently works as a Lecturer on the Primary Mental Health Care pathway which supports individuals to acquire a qualification as a Psychological Well-being Practitioner (PWP). Alongside this she is also a Research Associate for a global health project (STAND-Indonesia) focused on the implementation of low intensity interventions for depression and anxiety in Indonesia.
Mia completed her PhD in 2025, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester (ARC-GM). Her project focused on CBT-based low intensity interventions and ways to enhance engagement with between-session work.
Mia is a mental health practitioner by background, previously working as a Psychological Well-being Practitioner (PWP) within an NHS Talking Therapies service.
Biography
In 2018, Mia graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a First-class Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She went on to obtain a Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Practice Interventions for Mental Health (Primary Mental Health Care) at the University of Manchester. This was a one year part-time taught programme in which she also worked as a Trainee Psychological Well-being Practitioner at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) in Bolton Primary Care Psychological Therapy Service (Bolton PCPTS). Upon successful completion, she continued to work at Bolton PCPTS as a qualified Psychological Well-being Practitioner until September 2020, which is when Mia joined the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work as a PhD student at the University. In 2022, Mia was employed as a lecturer at the University before also acquiring a research associate role in 2024. Mia completed her PhD in 2025.
Research interests
Stemming from her clinical background, Mia's primary research interests sit within Primary Care Mental Health and IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies), for example CBT-based low intensity interventions and guided self-help.
Supervision information
Mia's PhD project was supervised by Professor Penny Bee, Professor Karina Lovell and Dr Amy Blakemore.
Qualifications
2015-2018 BA (Hons) Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
2018-2019 Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Practice Interventions for Mental Health (Primary Mental Health Care), University of Manchester
2020-2025 PhD in Philosophy
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):
Areas of expertise
- BF Psychology
- mental health
- mental health and wellbeing
- low intensity interventions
- guided self-help
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Christabel Pankhurst Institute
- Digital Futures
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Barriers and facilitators to engagement with between-session work for low-intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based interventions: a qualitative exploration of patient perceptions
Bennion, M., Lovell, K., Blakemore, A. & Bee, P., 11 Mar 2025, In: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barriers and facilitators to engagement with between-session work for low-intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based interventions: a qualitative exploration of practitioner perceptions
Bennion, M., Blakemore, A., Lovell, K. & Bee, P., 28 Jan 2025, In: BMC Psychiatry. 79.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimising knowledge mobilisation for mental health research in low-and-middle income countries: A systematic review of the state of knowledge and directions for future research
Faija, C., Bee, P., Pedley, R., Bennion, M., Susanti, H., Fausiah, F., Idaiani, S., Susilo, D., Hussen, M. & Brooks, H., 17 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health. p. 1-55Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predictors of engagement wth between-session work in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - based interventions: a mixed-methods systematic review and "best-fit" framework synthesis
Bennion, M., Lovell, K., Blakemore, A., Vicary, E. & Bee, P., 9 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Impact of Social Support on University Students Living with Mental Illness: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
Vicary, E. (Lead), Kapadia, D., Bee, P., Bennion, M. & Brooks, H., 7 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Mental Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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