Staff Profile
Dr Rhea Milson
Lecturer in Counselling Psychology; Chartered Counselling Psychologist
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I am a Counselling Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and Lecturer in Counselling Psychology. My expertise includes counselling psychology theory and clinical practice, body image, eating disorders and perfectionism.
Qualifications
- DCounPsych - Picture Perfect: Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Instagram Addiction and Body Satisfaction in Young Women. York St John University, 2022.
- BSc (Hons), Psychology (Clinical Psychology). Northumbria University, 2019.
- School – School of Education, Language and Psychology
- Email – r.milson@yorksj.ac.uk
- Research - View my work in RaY
Further information
Teaching
- PSY6001 - Research Paper
- PSY6027 – Foundations in Counselling Psychology
- PSY6027 – Contemporary Counselling Psychology
- PSY8107 – Counselling Psychology: Theory and Practice
- PSY8204 - Placement 2
- PSY8208, PSY8302, PSY8305 – Doctoral Thesis
- PSY8306 – Professional Counselling Psychology
Research
I am an active researcher, interested in the prevention of body image and eating disorders, to improve clinical practice and policy. My research examines predictors of body image and disordered eating outcomes in young women and men, focusing on online contexts (social media use, online sexual harassment) and personality factors (perfectionism).
Publications
Publications
Milson, R., Ellis, A., & Boumpaki, G. (2025). Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Body Satisfaction and Body Appreciation in Young Women: Direct and Indirect Associations. Eating Behaviors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2025.102014
Milson, R., Ashton-Rowling, E., & Cole, V., & Graham, B., & Nicoll, A. (2025) Online Sexual Harassment, Disordered Eating Attitudes and Body Shame in Young Women. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251338476.
Milson, R., & Madigan, D. J. (2024) Picture Perfect: Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Instagram Intrusion, and Body Satisfaction in Young Women. Journal of Media Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000434
Milson, R. (2019). Like for Like: The Effect of Idealised Instagram Photos on the Body Satisfaction of Young Girls, Manchester Metropolitan University’s Research Repository.
Conference presentations
Perspectives in Body Image: An International Online Conference 2025: “Online Sexual Harassment, Disordered Eating Attitudes and Body Shame in Young Women”. (Speed Talk Presentation).
Institute for Health and Care Improvement Annual Research Showcase 2025: “Instagram vs Reality: Perfectionistic Instagram Use and Body Dissatisfaction in Young Men”. (Poster Presentation).
Institute for Health and Care Improvement Annual Research Showcase 2025: “Online Sexual Harassment, Disordered Eating Attitudes and Body Shame in Young Women”. (Poster Presentation).
Institute for Health and Care Improvement Annual Research Showcase 2024: “Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Instagram Intrusion, and Body Satisfaction in Young Women”. (Poster Presentation).
Professional activities
I am a Counselling Psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS).
I am a Fellow with Advance HE.
I am an Applied Psychology Practitioner Supervisor with the British Psychological Society (BPS RAPPS) and I facilitate clinical group supervision for the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at YSJ.
