- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- CBT and ACT methods
About Miranda
Miranda Shumate is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience practicing in Colorado and Illinois. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Miranda also focuses on guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and related mood and panic concerns.
Her approach is practical and straightforward. She listens first, then talks through what is most troubling and what could help. Sessions often include skills and experiments you can try between meetings. Miranda names common responses to trauma and stress so people know what to expect from their feelings and reactions.
She uses several therapy methods to match the problem at hand. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps spot and change unhelpful thinking. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports clearer values and small steps toward them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for strong emotions and distress.
Miranda also draws on Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to focus on how relationships and personal history shape current struggles. She works with clients to build more useful patterns over time rather than quick fixes. Practical coping skills and steady attention to meaning and values are common parts of her work.
If you are carrying guilt or shame from something you did or didn’t do, or if you feel stuck after loss or trauma, she helps people notice those feelings and try new responses. To begin, follow the site's steps to match and schedule a first session.
How Miranda’s approaches translate to online work
Miranda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change patterns of thinking that feed guilt and anxiety. CBT often involves clear steps and short exercises to try between sessions that can be discussed in video or phone meetings.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small actions toward those values even when uncomfortable feelings remain. ACT is useful for persistent shame or rumination because it shifts the focus to chosen behavior instead of getting stuck on thoughts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Miranda will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That process is collaborative and may change as therapy progresses.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Therapists can use video for full sessions or quieter alternatives when a shorter, less bandwidth-intensive meeting is helpful. These practical benefits can make consistent weekly work more manageable while you and the clinician test what helps best.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Guilt and shame, isolation, mood concerns, panic, and post-traumatic stress are listed focus areas.
How would she describe her style in sessions?
Her style is practical and listening-focused. She talks through what is most troubling and introduces skills you can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience across community mental health, crisis intervention, and private practice settings.
What are her official credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Colorado with licensure noted for Illinois and Colorado.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to clients abroad?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.