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Miranda Serra

Miranda Serra

LCSW

Therapist · Texas · 10+ years of experience

Calm, practical support for everyday challenges

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  • Goal focused
  • Collaborative
  • Practical tools

About Miranda

Miranda Serra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas with about 10 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage common struggles like anxiety, depression, anger, grief, and stress. Miranda also offers support around relationship challenges, parenting strain, career concerns, addictions, and life transitions.

Her background includes work with a wide variety of concerns, and she has led support groups in the past. Miranda draws on practical methods to help people move forward. She keeps the tone direct and respectful in sessions and starts from where each person is at.

Miranda uses a blend of approaches rather than one fixed method. Those include client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral methods, motivational interviewing, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused steps. She adapts the mix to fit what an individual needs at that time.

Sessions generally focus on clear, doable goals. Miranda helps people identify small changes that add up, practice new ways of handling strong feelings like anger, and build routines that support wellbeing. She also works with issues such as trauma, caregiver stress, ADHD, and complex grief.

People who like straightforward guidance and collaboration often find this style helpful. Miranda emphasizes respect, listening first, and choosing practical steps together. She acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage and offers steady support along the way.

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

How Miranda Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Miranda combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools to help people who are feeling overwhelmed or stuck. Client-centered work means she listens closely and follows the person’s lead, focusing on the concerns the client brings. Cognitive behavioral methods help identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that can reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger.

She also uses motivational interviewing to support change when someone feels unsure or stuck. That approach helps people clarify what matters most, build internal motivation, and plan realistic next steps. Together these approaches are practical and goal oriented, useful for stress, addiction concerns, coping with loss, and managing mood challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Miranda works with each person to choose which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She treats therapy as a team effort, adjusting methods as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. They can also make brief check-ins simpler when a quick strategy or mood check is needed.

At a glance

Listed location
Texas
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
LCSW
Languages
English
License (Texas)
LCSW · No. 58630
NPI
1043636830

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Miranda address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, addictions, relationship issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and many life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is direct and respectful. She starts where a person is and works collaboratively to set achievable goals.

What is her background and experience?

Miranda has around 10 years of clinical experience and has led support groups and worked with a broad range of client concerns.

What credentials does she hold and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Texas.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

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

What do I need to do to get started?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
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  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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