Max Miller, LCMHC, LPCC — Therapist in Vermont

Hi there, I'm Max!

Yes, life can be difficult, and you're here looking for help. Together, we can look at the pain, fear, anger, shame, depression, trauma, and other struggles that feel overwhelming. We'll move beyond today's focus on pain and struggle to find new ways to manage your life, to suffer less, and to feel more space, engagement, trust, and aliveness.

My focus

I believe in finding what helps each individual person, allowing them to discover a feeling of safety and an ability to look deeply. We'll utilize cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, psychodynamic, humanistic, or somatic techniques as they fit and help us move towards your therapy goals.

My approach

I'm here to help you build awareness about how your thoughts, feelings, and body create your world. As we explore, I may have skills, resources, or wisdom that I've gained through the years, which I'll generously share. Ultimately, change and growth happen when you deeply and honestly engage in looking at your mind and how you meet the world.

My communication style

The things you don't fully look at cause pain and prevent you from living fully. My therapy "space" is where you can safely and deeply talk about these things in ways that reduce the power they hold on your life, and let you address them in ways you haven't yet found on your own.

My journey to mental healthcare

I've always been drawn to understand my own mind and ways of interacting with the world. Being curious about all of the varieties of experience that make up other people's lives led me to study psychology and work to help others. I'm still learning every day as I work with clients to understand their lives and make them better!

My goals for you

A big part of the therapy process is understanding why you're here. We'll start with the simple goals that brought you here. Over time, and together, we'll refine these goals and make them specific and something that you can clearly act upon. Finding these specific goals and working on them is what leads to powerful growth!

Our first session

My first "task," when we first meet, is understanding why you're here and what it took to get you to therapy. We'll begin to build the trust and safety you need. It's often emotional to get started on your end. You may be shy, embarrassed, scared, or overwhelmed. But I'm waiting for you with compassion, not judgment. I'm here to help.

I identify as...

Male
Caucasian or White
Buddhist

Expertise

Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Dialectical (DBT)

Humanistic

Motivational Interviewing

Somatic

Trauma Focused

+ 10 more

Therapy types

Couples Therapy
Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
Allegiance
Allied
Arlo (Cigna)
Ascension-SmartHealth

+ 12 more

Languages spoken

English

Education

Masters of Arts (MA) from Naropa University.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Max Miller