Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
How Miriam works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Miriam
Miriam Brisley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people change patterns that no longer serve them and works with many concerns such as anger, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma.
Miriam speaks plainly in sessions and aims to create a calm space where clients can make steady progress toward their goals. Miriam emphasizes practical skills alongside emotional healing.
Background and approach
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on client-centered practices to keep sessions focused on each person's needs and pace. Her background includes long-term work with adults facing trauma, grief, relationship stress, and compassion fatigue.
She pays attention to how past experiences shape current reactions and helps people reconnect with their strengths. Miriam also supports those coping with major life changes, family-of-origin issues, and intimacy-related concerns. Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented, with a mix of problem-solving and emotional processing.
Miriam may use motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change, and solution-focused tools to set achievable short-term steps. The approach is collaborative and practical, aimed at clear, doable progress. Outside of her practice she is a mom and caregiver who enjoys cooking, travel, and home projects.
That perspective influences her style - warm, realistic, and grounded in everyday life.
What Miriam works with
Everything Miriam lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Miriam's practice.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Miriam lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Miriam’s Approaches Work Online
Miriam commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy when meeting with clients. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify thought patterns that feed anger, anxiety, or depression and then practice different ways to respond. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding goals, and shaping work around what the person says they need.She aims to find the right approach together with each client. Early sessions are collaborative - the therapist and client discuss goals, try approaches, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. This shared planning helps tailor work for issues like trauma, stress, or relationship problems.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing, want brief check-ins, or need flexible timing. These options make it possible to integrate therapy into a busy routine while still focusing on real progress.
Questions people ask about Miriam
What concerns does Miriam commonly address?
She works with a range of issues including anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and relationship stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, combining client-centered listening with structured techniques to change thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and a long history of work with adults affected by trauma and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and located?
Miriam holds an LPC credential in Pennsylvania and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.