LCSW, 14 years of experience
I am a licensed clinical social worker (since 1990) and health coach in Arizona. My passion is helping people create a happier, healthier, more fulfilling life. When not working I love to hike, garden, travel, and spend time with my family. I am a lifelong learner, always curious to find out more about a variety of topics. I light up around kids and animals. My own life experiences have included inherited trauma from WWII; infertility and adoption; parenting a PDA child; unschooling; and spending time in Europe, Africa, Asia, and around the US. I have worked in community mental health, private practice, foster care, public schools, and home healthcare.
In the first session we will explore your current life and a little bit of your history, as well as the issues you want to address, and create a plan for our work together.
Having worked with a people from ages 3-90 from a wide variety of backgrounds and circumstances, I am non-judgemental, down-to-earth, and supportive. I will validate your feelings, and gently encourage you towards healthier behaviors, always giving you the choice to make changes when and if they feel right for you.
I love working with people who are motivated to improve their situations, but are not sure how to do so, or why they are stuck and can't move forward with their goals. Previous clients have left these reviews of me: "I have been working with Miriam for about 6 months now, and she has helped me tremendously. She is kind, understanding, and works step by step to tackle my challenges in thoughtful ways. I've become more confident in my own abilities and relationships, and relieved some of my stress since starting our sessions. I highly recommend you start a session with her!" Written April 29, 2024 after therapy with Miriam for 7 months for depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career difficulties and ADHD. " Miriam has been a godsend. She has helped me so much in such a relatively short amount of time. She is highly skilled at what she does and is just a genuinely nice person. I'm so grateful to have found her." Written January 28, 2024 after therapy for 4 weeks for depression, stress, anxiety, and family conflicts.
My mission is enhancing health and happiness by improving relationships, career and lifestyle choices, nutrition and wellness, and self-care in a non-judgemental, accepting and supportive atmosphere. Let's use your strengths to help you overcome challenges. Creating a more fulfilling life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
I used EMDR years ago in my practice and found it incredibly helpful in releasing the hold that trauma had on some clients. I've recently taken the training again, and am ready to help you turn negative beliefs about yourself into more positive ones using this evidence-based technique.
I believe that the more you understand how your nervous system and brain work, the more you can control how you respond. I'll help you understand the fight/flight/freeze response, a mental health diagnosis, codependency, or other issues that may surface in our work together.
3 ratings with written reviews
May 25, 2025
She is just the best. Truly cares, extremely intelligent, very understanding. I wish I could talk to her more often but due to insurance I am limited. She truly is such a great person and I look forward to every session we have. Shes made this last year so much better for me.
April 7, 2025
Very easy to talk to,
April 6, 2025
great and caring!!