Miriam Porat

I believe there is something deeply healing about being able to share your story with another person who is willing to truly listen. In therapy, there can be space for all of it—the grief, anxiety, shame, anger, joy, uncertainty, and the parts of yourself you may not always know what to do with. My goal is to create a warm, welcoming space where you can feel understood, accepted, and free to be yourself. I work with adults and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, relationship and family challenges, and significant life transitions. I’m especially interested in helping people who are looking for a deeper understanding of themselves and their experiences, want to feel more connected to themselves and others, or are ready to create meaningful change in their lives. My approach is person-centered and humanistic, which means I see you as the expert on your own experience. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, I work collaboratively with you to understand what you need and what feels most helpful. I am also trained in EMDR and incorporate trauma-informed, mindfulness-based, and other approaches when appropriate. I believe therapy does not have to be about fixing what is “wrong” with you. Sometimes it is about making sense of what you have been through, developing greater self-compassion, reconnecting with yourself, and creating more freedom in how you move through the world. There is room in therapy for both the difficult parts of life and the beautiful ones.