Meredith Millen

Meredith Millen is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York (NY LMHC 002784) with more than 20 years of professional experience and a permanent certification in School Psychology. She provides therapy to adults in individual work, couples, and to children and their families across a range of settings, including a virtual telehealth office. Meredith affirms and supports LGBTQIA2S+ clients and may consult with school districts to provide wraparound care and review educational history when working with children. Most of her sessions are now provided virtually.

Her clinical style is integrative, drawing from multiple theoretical approaches so that techniques are matched to each person and situation. Meredith aims to offer professional, respectful, and nonjudgmental care to help clients address challenges related to stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, motivation, social anxiety, self-esteem, and confidence.

She uses a client-centered orientation combined with solution-focused strategies and, when helpful, behavior modification through goal-oriented problem solving. Meredith applies cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and modalities aimed specifically at trauma and grief. Trauma-informed practices and teaching mindfulness and conscious awareness are important components of her work.

Meredith believes each person’s journey is unique and that progress requires sustained effort; there are no guarantees of specific outcomes, and difficult emotions such as anger, sadness, or disappointment can arise and be addressed as part of healing. She collaborates with clients to set personal goals and develop short-term plans using a variety of techniques and strategies.

Her approach adapts to the needs of each client, with a focus on fostering self-awareness, self-acceptance, and healthier relationships in a way that is always client-centered and never imposed. When working with children and behavioral concerns, Meredith specializes in functional behavior plans designed to help families change, reduce, or eliminate dysfunctional patterns.

With additional specialization in humanistic and transpersonal psychology, her practice offers methods intended to connect and integrate mind, body, spirit, and soul. These techniques include traditional and nontraditional complementary or integrative practices such as meditation, Integrated Energy Therapy (IET), and shamanic approaches or other belief-based methods chosen by the client. She looks forward to tailoring conversation and treatment plans to meet each person’s specific needs and to support and empower clients as they take steps toward a more fulfilling life.