Hi there.
Hi, my name is Miranda Becker (they/them or she/her), a registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in the state of California (AMFT #131217).
I am employed at Diament Wellness and supervised by Lital Diament, MA (LMFT #96310). You can visit the practice’s website here.
As with many others in this profession, I came to the world of therapy through my own healing journey. I was lucky enough to have caring people there for me when I needed it most, and I hope to be able to do the same for others.
Before entering this field, I worked in politics and advocacy. I continue to view mental health and resilience as deeply intertwined with social justice — both because injustice creates trauma, and because our determination to heal can elevate both ourselves and our larger communities.
My previous counseling experience primarily focused on working with LGBTQIA+ clients, and as someone who identifies as queer and gender fluid, it has been a great honor to be able to give back to my community. However, I am excited to connect with couples, families, and individuals from many other communities as well.
My specialties
My specialties include:
Getting in touch with your intuition and true voice
Building self-empowerment and self-compassion
Trauma and abuse, including: surviving sexual trauma, narcissistic abuse, childhood events, family dysfunction, religious trauma, and societal oppression
PTSD and CPTSD
Anxiety, panic, and chronic stress
Perfectionism
Self-esteem
Codependency, boundary-setting, and people-pleasing patterns
Chronic illness, autoimmune disorders, and somatic symptoms
Substance use and other addictions
Working with LGBTQIA+ couples and individuals
My approaches
I believe the keys to therapeutic healing come down to Self-Empowerment and Self-Compassion, and that is at the core of the work we can do together.
Beyond that, I approach therapy from a holistic, intuitive perspective. In order to ensure you are getting the best treatment, we will collaborate together to find what works for you.
I take a nonjudgmental approach that is based around meeting you where you are and accepting you how you are. Our conversations together will also be deeply strengths-based, because it’s always worth reminding you that you have many wonderful qualities — perhaps even more than you knew! I also have a warm sense of humor and enjoy injecting that into our conversations. Even though we do talk about hard things, we can also take some moments to laugh!
Below, you can learn more about the modalities I pull from:
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The body holds so many memories of experiences we’ve been through, even if we’ve consciously pushed those memories to the side. Tapping into the body can help you reconnect with your vitality, intuition, truth, and power.
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We are all multifaceted, often contradictory beings. By acknowledging the complex inner sides of yourself, you can start feeling in charge of your own life and gain a deeper sense of self-compassion and self-acceptance along the way.
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Attachment theory is about recognizing connections between how you were treated in childhood - especially by caregivers - and how you show up in relationships today. It gives us the opportunity for deep exploration into how to build safer, more secure attachment to ourselves and others by healing wounds from the past.
How does therapy work?
Coming to therapy can feel like taking a big risk: it’s a plunge into the unknown, and also into some things we know (but maybe don’t always want to face). It’s a place to explore, dive deep, process, and — most importantly — form a safe, healing way of relating to others.
While you go on this journey, I hope you can see me as a Fellow Traveler walking the path alongside you. I can’t do the work for you, but I can remind you that you’re not alone.
When working with me, ideally you will feel you have someone in your corner, who accepts you as you are, sees you with full compassion, and can really empathetically connect with you, no matter what you’re going through.
Over time, I will guide you to tenderly notice, honor, and accept your full range of emotions, including the difficult ones we often turn away from.
All sides of you are valid and worthwhile, and they have a story to share. In learning to deeply listen to these stories, you can heal those sides of you that have remained trapped in pain from the past.