Miriam Davis-Doern , LCSW

Miriam Davis-Doern is a licensed clinical social worker with 31 years of experience helping people manage depression, stress, anxiety, and addictions. She focuses on practical strategies to build self-esteem, achieve behavioral goals, increase self-awareness, and cultivate greater confidence. Her work includes many years supporting teens and young adults who face mental health challenges, autism spectrum differences, or developmental delays.

She practices with affirming respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she validates each person’s cultural and personal experiences. Miriam has experience working with LGBTQ+ young adults and with clients dealing with various forms of discrimination. As a practitioner holding the LCSW credential, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she blends research-informed techniques with a client-centered approach to address a range of concerns including stress, mood disorders, addictions, and social anxiety.

Miriam aims to support clients as they explore specific goals and concerns, recognizing that beginning therapy often requires courage. She offers steady guidance while collaborating with individuals to identify meaningful change and growth.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Support

Miriam uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical, research-supported strategies to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. These approaches emphasize clear goals, measurable progress, and tools clients can use between sessions to manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and addictive behaviors.

She also emphasizes skills-focused behavioral work that helps clients change unhelpful habits, improve impulse control, and develop healthier routines. This kind of work is often useful for people working on smoking or vaping cessation, managing anger, or strengthening social and communication skills.

Miriam pairs these methods with an affirming, collaborative stance that validates life experiences and cultural context. She works together with each person to identify which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for scheduling and access from home or other convenient locations. These options make it easier for clients to fit consistent care into busy lives while maintaining regular connection with licensed professionals and therapists who support their goals.