- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Miriam
Miriam Staffen is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor based in Idaho with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, LGBT issues, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
Miriam centers sessions on listening and curiosity. She treats the first session as a chance to get a sense of what matters to the client. She asks questions, notices patterns, and helps people name what they are feeling without judgment.
Her style is collaborative. Miriam brings ideas, observations, and practical tools, but the person in therapy decides what direction to take. She may offer a different perspective, suggest a small experiment, or gently challenge assumptions to support change.
Therapy with Miriam can include talk-based work and creative options. She uses movement, play, or experiential exercises when those methods seem helpful. Sometimes people use structured techniques, and other times they simply need to vent and be heard that day.
Miriam has worked with a wide range of life experiences that include trauma, substance use concerns, parenting and family relationship stress, foster care and child protection involvement, domestic violence, and perinatal issues. She also has experience with blended and LGBTQ+ family contexts and adoption-related matters.
Her training includes play-focused approaches and substance abuse emphasis from undergraduate study, plus a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling earned in 2019. Miriam describes herself as a continual learner who adapts tools to each person’s needs and pace.
How Miriam’s approaches translate to online work
Miriam draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional responses. This work helps when someone wants to understand why they repeat relationship patterns or feel stuck in certain interactions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. CBT offers practical steps for anxiety, mood shifts, and problems with sleep or concentration.
Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative work. Miriam will review your goals and preferences and suggest methods to try. She adjusts tools and pace as you learn what helps and what doesn’t.
Confirm the specific online session formats before you book, since the biography does not list them. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid commuting time. If creative or experiential exercises are useful, they can be adapted for remote sessions when appropriate.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Idaho
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, LGBT-related concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her approach in sessions?
She uses a collaborative, curious approach that combines talking with creative or experiential exercises when useful. She may suggest perspectives or small experiments to try between sessions.
What is her clinical experience?
She has three years of experience working with a broad range of issues including trauma, substance use concerns, foster care and child protection involvement, domestic violence, and perinatal matters.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential and practices from Idaho.
Can I see her if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the available formats are not specified in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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