13+ Years Exp - LMHC
Miriam Lexie
13+ Years Exp
LMHC
22 specialities
Accepts insurance
Telehealth appointments throughout
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Miriam Lexie
Miriam has been enjoying her work as a therapist for over a decade and is now Level 1 trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), one of her primary modalities. She finds deep meaning in the moments when clients open up and share their stories. Miriam believes that every individual has many parts or aspects of themselves, all striving to make sense of the world, cope, and thrive. However, some of these parts can become out of balance or in conflict with one another, leading to challenges such as depression, anxiety, difficulties in relationships, addictive behaviors, or even experiences that may be labeled as personality disorders. IFS offers a fully non-judgmental approach that allows individuals to understand and engage with all their parts, helping them release extreme patterns. Through this process, clients can experience a greater sense of calm, freedom, confidence, openness, and connection.
I had a client who was experiencing a lot of fear and anxiety. Over time, she learned and appreciated that the anxiety was also trying to protect her. Once her perspective on it softened and she got to know it better, she was able to relate to it and it became less activated and calmer. When her reaction to the anxiety was also more flexible and gentler, it did not affect her as strongly.
Therapy is not about immediately sharing your entire life story and any trauma you have experienced. Many people struggle in the feeling of "starting over" with a new therapist, but I don't believe you should have to. We start in the here-and-now with what is unfolding, and we follow the "trailheads" that arise organically in our sessions. Often these trailheads will lead us over time to talk about your past experiences, with the objective to heal them, but this is not something that you need to do until your whole inner system feels it is right. Therapy takes time, and over time the things that feel unbalanced will gradually come into greater balance.
In our first session I will ask you to share what brought you to therapy, and I will also want to know if you have had previous experiences of therapy. What worked for you and what did not? What do you hope will be similar or different this time? We will begin to create our unique contract, as the relationship between a therapist and each client is not like any other. Our contract is something that we will evolve together over time, and is centered around your goals, how we work together and approach challenges, and even how you will know when you are ready to complete therapy.
I have a deep reverence for being asked to witness, care about, and support another person's journey in life. I do not take this responsibility lightly and it honors me when you place your trust in me. I love seeing people grow and become more gentle with themselves, more free, more open, and more connected to the world and people around them. It takes a lot of courage to start therapy with a new therapist, and for that I am grateful.
Highlights
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
With your therapist you should feel safe, non-judged, and you should feel like you can have an open conversation about anything, including whether or not the therapy is feeling helpful and what might work better for you. You should also feel that if you have specific goals, they are being supported, and you are making progress and growing through active participation and facilitation from your therapist. I believe that you can become your own inner healer, and will help you learn how.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
I utilize evidence-based therapies, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychotherapy & Trauma-Focused Therapy.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My biggest strengths are my ability to see the big picture, my genuine caring, my open-mindedness and non-judgment, my calm presence, humor, and approachability.
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