Miriam Matthews
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
About Miriam
My ideal clients are high-functioning women—leaders, nurturers, people pleasers—who are tired of pretending everything is okay. They often carry the hidden weight of childhood trauma, emotional abuse, or feeling like the black sheep. They’re ready to stop shrinking, start healing, and reclaim their voice. They want peace, purpose, and permission to love themselves without guilt. My approach offers clarity, compassion, and practical strategies to help them rise.
I specialize in helping women heal from emotional abuse, family conflict, and shame, including survivors of sexual abuse. Using CBT and trauma-informed care, I help clients build confidence, set boundaries, and reconnect with their true identity.
I see you. You’ve carried enough. Starting therapy may feel scary, but it’s also a brave step toward healing. You don’t have to keep holding it all in. Together, we’ll work through the pain and silence the inner critic—so you can rise into the strong, free, whole version of you.
What Miriam helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Miriam works
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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