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- Attachment-based methods
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Play and creative work
About Miriam
LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) Miriam Staffen has three years of clinical experience and sees people in Idaho. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, addictions, grief, self-esteem, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and LGBT-related matters. Her work uses Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing approaches.
Miriam frames sessions as time for the client. She listens without rushing and uses curiosity to name patterns and emotional reactions. She treats clients as experts on their own lives and brings observations and options rather than prescriptions. Decisions about direction and pace are made together.
Sessions may include talking and more active methods. Miriam may invite creative or movement-based activities, brief experiential exercises, or straightforward conversation, depending on what helps someone express difficult material. Sometimes play or creative tasks make it easier to notice feelings or memories.
Her background includes work with trauma, adverse childhood experiences, substance use concerns, foster care and child protection involvement, domestic violence, assault and accident-related trauma, and perinatal and postpartum issues. She has experience with parenting and family relationship challenges and with LGBTQ+ family contexts.
Miriam earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwest Nazarene University in 2019, with an emphasis in play therapy. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Idaho with an emphasis in substance abuse treatment. She describes her style as integrative, drawing from multiple methods to match a person’s needs.
People who prefer a collaborative, practical approach that may include both talk and creative exercises often find her style straightforward and accessible.
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How her approaches work in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can use conversation and reflective exercises to identify attachment patterns and improve connection strategies. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools to manage symptoms. In virtual sessions this often means setting small experiments, practicing skills between meetings, and reviewing progress together.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Miriam will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She brings observations and suggested techniques, and the client and therapist choose what to try and adjust as needed.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people use quieter surroundings or choose not to be on camera when that helps. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to make therapy more manageable alongside daily life.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Idaho
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting issues, grief, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and LGBT-related matters.
What approach does she use in sessions?
Her style is integrative. She combines Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing to match each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working in counseling and related settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and practices in Idaho.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How are fees and starting steps handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.