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Dr Pia Menzies is an experienced and approachable Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who is a good listener and highly empathic. 

 

She works with children, young people and their families to understand their distress & find acceptable, effective solutions treatments. Her expertise is in integrating individual and family psychological interventions with medical treatment such as medication. She has trained in different therapies,  including Internal Family Systems, and is excited to be using this as young people find it so helpful..

 

There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach; she will tailor her approach to each client, aware that therapy requires engagement and motivation. She is neuro-affirming and familiar with subtle presentations of neurodivergence, that  often are missed until there are also mental health difficulties.

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Dr Menzies qualified as a medical doctor and has worked in mental health since 1996. She completed specialist training in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy at the Tavistock Clinic in London before moving to Bristol in 2003. She worked as an NHS Consultant Psychiatrist in CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Health Services) in Newport & Monmouthshire for 11 years. She has tutored medical students at the University of Bristol on communication and consultation skills. Dr Menzies also works at the Bridge Foundation for Psychotherapy in Bristol.

 

In 2018 Dr Menzies set up a private practice in Bristol, with administrative support from Lesley Gully. The team has gradually grown to include other excellent experienced colleagues, who share a similar outlook,. The practice was renamed Woven Minds in 2024.

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Dr Menzies' believes we are hugely affected by those around us, including past generations and society, and she takes a bio-psycho-social approach to understanding and treating illness and distress.

 

She would love to see emotional understanding and regulation  regarded as an essential life skill, focused on from early childhood in school, and for all of us to use the simple language of 'parts of ourselves'. She also wishes we could go back in time and regulate smart phone use. ​