Hi there, I'm Keith. I'm a licensed therapist in Pennsylvania (LPC) and Florida (LMHC). In life we have two choices to make: to live like or unlike the person we want to be. It can be easy to take a look around at your emotional, mental, social, physical, occupational, and spiritual selves and notice certain aspects of them which do not reflect the way you want your life to be. Maybe you feel overwhelmed by difficult emotions like anxiety or depression. Perhaps you feel inundated with negative, self-critical, or racing thoughts. It could be that there's aspects of your relationships that you're unhappy with. Or, you may have issues with your health, addiction, sleep, or feeling on-edge. Your work or school might be stressful or unfulfilling. Perhaps you're struggling with your identity and are experiencing personal and/or systemic discrimination or oppression. Whatever the case may be, I'm here to help you find balance and work towards living a life that looks more like the one you want to have. Together we will identify the issues you're facing, explore and treat them with compassion, and find strategies to address them and seek balance. I will use my warmth, empathy, unconditional positive regard, and evidence-based therapeutic practices to help you live a life that's rooted in your values. I will support you to make positive choices, grow, and find ways to cope with the lows that come along in life and pull you away from being who you want to be. I believe that all people are worthy of love. I am a member of the LGBTQ+ community and am affirming to queer people, women, people of color, and adults of all ages. If you are looking for a safe therapist to be yourself with, I'd love to work with you.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Our first session will involve exploring what brings you to therapy! There is nothing you need to do to prepare yourself for this session aside from showing up with an open-mind and being willing to expand upon what's going on in your life right now that's lead you to make the choice to be here. By the end of our first session, we will come to a shared (even if loose) understanding of what your goals are.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My strength as a therapist is my humanity. As your therapist, I do not assume I have more power than you- I aim to empower you. You are the master of your life. You know yourself better than anybody else could ever expect to. I am not here to judge you, assume I know what's best for you, give you unsolicited advice, or tell you what you need to "fix." Instead I work together with my clients, from one human to another, to meet you where you're at and offer support as a companion.
About Keith Miles
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Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I have seen ACT help people create a new relationship with their thoughts and emotions and start pursuing a more authentic life. Most often, the core of our struggles with mental health involve negative thoughts and distressful emotions. ACT is all about learning how to more effectively live with our inner experiences, and despite the fact that life can get hard--try to show up for ourselves everyday by making choices that move us closer to the person we want to be. ACT is all about both "accepting" your inner experiences, and "committing" to living a life that's rooted in your values, morals, beliefs, and principals to create a sense of greater life satisfaction even on your tough days.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness is the practice of being in the "here-and-now." It involves heightening our awareness of what we are thinking, feeling, sensing with our bodies, and doing on a behavioral level at any given moment. Often we get "disconnected" from our inner experiences, our bodies, our present reality when we're facing anxiety, depression and other mental health challenges. Mindfulness can be helpful in treating anxiety and depression, for example, since anxiety is most often us stuck in the future and depression is us stuck in the past.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is among the most popular and "evidence-based" approaches to psychotherapy. It's been shown to have a positive effect in treating just about any mental health concern out there. CBT is all about deepening your understanding of how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected. For example - if we think to ourselves, "life will never get better," chances are we might start to feel hopeless and behaviorally we might give up on our lives and shut down. CBT is all about recognizing that we do have a level of control over the way we think and the actions we take. If we can strive towards thinking in more helpful, rational, compassionate ways and making behavioral choices that serve our best interests, there tends to be a positive impact on our emotional experiences!