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Miranda Serra

Miranda Serra, LCSW

Therapist · Texas · 10+ years of experience

Compassionate social worker for practical change

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  • Client-centered approach
  • Skills and goal focused
  • Works with trauma

About Miranda

Miranda Serra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of clinical experience based in Texas. She draws on a practical, down-to-earth approach that helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and life transitions. Miranda aims to meet each person where they are and treats clients with clear respect and direct support.

Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns, from relationship and parenting struggles to career stress and compassion fatigue. She also lists focus areas such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, and issues related to adoption and caregiving. Miranda has worked with people navigating trauma and abuse, and she has past experience running support groups related to PTSD and caregiver stress.

In session she uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Those approaches guide practical steps, skills practice, and goal-focused conversations. She adapts methods to fit each person’s needs rather than offering a one-size-fits-all plan.

People can expect straightforward talk, clear goals, and collaborative decision making. Miranda encourages small, manageable changes and supports clients through hard moments. She emphasizes honoring the client’s pace while working toward realistic improvements.

If you are considering therapy, she asks that you start by using the site’s Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

Approaches that translate to online conversations

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience, then guiding the conversation from the client’s priorities. It helps when someone needs validation, clarity, and a safe space to sort out feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings connect and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and problem-solving day-to-day challenges.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and grounding techniques to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These practices can help with stress, emotional ups and downs, and coping in difficult moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help you decide which methods fit your goals, needs, and preferences. Decisions about length of work and techniques are made together and can change as progress is made.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family demands, help with shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and allow sessions without travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and mindfulness practices for an online setting so the work stays practical and goal oriented.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and coping with life changes. Other areas include parenting, career strain, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and trauma-related issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is direct and collaborative, starting where the client is and building goals together. Sessions often use practical skills, mindset shifts, and short-term goal work.

What is her clinical background?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience. Her work has included counseling people facing PTSD-related concerns and caregiver stress.

Where is she located and what credential does she hold?

She practices in Texas and holds the credential LCSW, listed as TX LCSW in her profile.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered to international clients according to the profile information. Language of sessions is English.

What session formats are offered?

The therapist's biography did not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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