Robbin Miller
I am a clinician with twenty-five years of clincial experiences as a licensed mental health counselor. I have worked with families, caregivers, employees, and adults over 18 years old. I visited families in their homes over the years before doing telehealth visits on a permanent basis.
Recently, I started training in Forest Bathing with your dog as I very interested in using nature therapy as a treatment modality for chronic health stressors.
I have extensive experience providing mindfulness behavioral therapy, solution-focused methods, CBT, and grief counseling. Over the years, I have learned valuable resources for stress reduction through grounding techniques using the breath and cognitive restructuring to produce a calmer state of being. I participated in an all-day training for clinicians to learn how to apply nature-based interventions and tools for individuals interested in this intervention. Evidence-based studies show how nature therapy reduces stress, heart rate, and blood pressure, and boosts positive moods. You can practice nature therapy in your house without having to go outside as well.
First session
The first meeting is a meet and greet. We talk a little bit about you before digging in what brought you to therapy. I inquire if you know what counseling is about or ever been to it in the past. I also go over the expectations of the length of the sessions and review the intake forms and measurements.
Strengths
I am a great listener where I give you my unconditioned attention and time during the session. I am very intuitive in understanding your story and what is important to you. We will work together to identify coping skills that either need tweaking or need to be replaced with healthier and workable methods for you to promote well-being.
Ideal clients
I work with clients who are struggling with challenges that have become overwhelming and are motivated to work on them at your their own pace. I believe the client is in the driver's seat in choosing what they would like to work on and possibly make incremental changes over time.
Treatment methods
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Therapy is an opportunity to learn how to stay present by focusing on your breath in the here and now without distractions.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is used to write down your present negative thoughts; evaluate; dispute; and replace with a positive thought to increase positive mood.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
This intervention assists with assessing your current issues; setting goals; and evaluating what the next steps are in your journey.
Polyvagal Therapy
This intervention identifies how stressors affect your nervous system in your body where you learn how to regulate these disruptions using different tools to reduce tension.
Location
Virtual sessions