Dr. Michael Roy Stephenson

Dr. Michael Roy Stephenson is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Mediclinic in Dubai with over 20 years of clinical experience. He is dual-trained in General Psychiatry and Medical Psychotherapy, holding GMC Specialist Registration in the UK, and is a Member of the Institute of Group Analysis in London. His career has spanned multidisciplinary crisis teams, National Referral Centres for Complex Needs Personality Disorder, and nearly two decades as Medical Lead of a tertiary specialist psychotherapy service in the UK National Health Service.

Dr. Stephenson specializes in integrated psychiatry and psychotherapy, combining biological, psychological, and social approaches to care. He has extensive expertise in personality disorders, self-harm, depression, anxiety, trauma (including childhood abuse and complex trauma), adjustment disorders, chronic illness, relationship difficulties, and self-esteem challenges. He offers both individual and group psychotherapy, with particular skill in managing people with a history of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.

He takes a holistic, person-centred approach and is open to supporting people struggling with low self-esteem, life stress, loss of direction, or the psychological impact of chronic illness. His commitment to integrating mind and body care makes him well-suited to patients seeking compassionate, evidence-based mental health treatment.