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Online therapist

Miranda Curnane

Empathetic counselor for family and parenting concerns

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
4 years
Licensed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Miranda

Miranda Curnane is a licensed professional counselor with four years of clinical experience in Connecticut. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, family issues, LGBT-related concerns, and parenting challenges. She meets people where they are and aims to make therapy approachable for busy families.

Miranda uses a person-centered attitude, which means she treats each person as the expert on their own life. Her role is to guide and reflect, not to take over decisions.

Background and approach

She often pairs this with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and coping when feelings become intense. Solution-Focused techniques are used when clients want practical steps and fast progress on specific problems.

Those methods can fit well for people juggling work and family responsibilities. Sessions are conversational and practical. Miranda helps clients set small, achievable goals and practices new skills between meetings.

She keeps language plain and focuses on changes that matter day to day. Miranda aims to create a calm space to talk through difficult family dynamics and parenting stress. She supports exploration of identity and relationship styles without judgment.

If someone wants straightforward tools and supportive guidance, she can help them move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Miranda commonly blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy into her online work. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more useful ones; it is often chosen for anxiety, depression, and worry. DBT focuses on skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can help when feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Miranda works together with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. She tailors tools and homework to each person so therapy feels relevant and doable between sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around parenting, work, and other responsibilities. The variety of formats also lets people use more conversational or brief check-ins when that matches their needs, while still practicing the same CBT and DBT skills they would in person.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What problems does Miranda commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, family and parenting issues, and LGBT-related concerns. She also addresses related areas like mood disorders, panic, and relationship styles.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a person-centered stance, treating the client as the expert on their life. Practical tools from CBT and DBT are added to teach coping and change unhelpful thoughts.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience as a licensed counselor. That experience includes helping people with family dynamics and parenting stress.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is an LPC with license number CT LPC 5983 and practices in Connecticut.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the country?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
How are costs and starting therapy handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
Connecticut
Languages
English

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