Hi there.
Hi, my name is Miranda Becker (they/them or she/her). I am a registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in the state of California (AMFT #131217), supervised and employed by Lital Diament, MA, LMFT #96310. You can visit her practice’s website here.
I graduated with my Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the Wright Institute in 2021. I work with teens, couples, and adults of all ages.
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 individuals and couples from many other communities as well.
My specialties
My specialties include:
Trauma and abuse, including sexual trauma, childhood events, family dysfunction, and societal oppression
PTSD and CPTSD
Anxiety, panic, and chronic stress
Perfectionism
Self-esteem and self-confidence
Codependency, boundary-setting, and people-pleasing patterns
Chronic illness, autoimmune disorders, and somatic symptoms
Substance use and other addictions
Couples counseling, helping partners rekindle trust and connectedness
Working with LGBTQIA+ couples and individuals
I hold certificates of completion for training in Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) techniques.
My rates
Individual therapy
(adults & teens)
Offered online through Zoom telehealth, individual sessions are a place to process and explore your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and life experiences in order to move towards a place of wholeness and healing.
In most cases, sessions are weekly.
50 mins | $175 | Get started
Limited sliding scale options are available.
Couples therapy
Offered online through Zoom telehealth, couples sessions provide a space to connect more deeply with your and your partner’s needs, underlying vulnerable emotions, and the patterns you have created — and want to create in the future — together
In most cases, sessions are weekly.
50 mins | $175 | Get started
Limited sliding scale options are available.
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, I hope 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 for what they are, 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.
My approaches
I approach therapy from a holistic perspective. In order to ensure you are getting the best treatment, we will collaborate together to find what works for you.
Therapeutic modalities I pull from include a form of “parts-work” called Internal Family Systems (IFS), mind-body Somatics, inner child work, mindfulness, and also Motivational Interviewing. All of my work is grounded in Attachment Theory and is deeply strengths-based, because it’s always worth reminding you that you have many wonderful qualities — perhaps even more than you knew!
When working with couples, I also pull from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Using this modality, we will work together to lean into the vulnerability underneath tough emotions and cultivate compassion for each person’s strategies for trying to get their needs met.
Relationships challenge us because they require taking emotional risks and learning to move from survival to “thrival.” My hope is to help you feel that you’re on each other’s team, and that you can grow to trust each other to be your biggest advocates, supporters, and allies in the various journeys life presents to you.
I take a nonjudgmental approach that is based around meeting you where you are and accepting you how you are. 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!
Check your insurance.
I usually accept several commonly known insurances, including Cigna and Aetna.
In other cases, you can often submit your therapy receipts for reimbursement as a “claim” through your insurance provider.