About Mia
Mia Dessesaure is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She focuses on trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and motivation. Mia speaks English and works from New York.
Mia approaches therapy as a collaborative process. She believes people know their own stories and brings supportive guidance to help them reach the goals they set. Sessions aim to build on strengths and boost confidence so everyday challenges feel more manageable.
How Mia works
In practical terms, Mia helps clients untangle patterns that keep them stuck. She works on communication problems and attachment issues that affect close relationships. She also addresses panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood disorders with steady, goal-focused conversation.
Mia offers help around life transitions such as pregnancy and childbirth and common stressors like money or financial worries. She pays attention to how past trauma or abuse can shape present feelings and behaviors, and she helps people find ways to move forward at their own pace. Her style is encouraging and direct.
She supports people who want clearer thinking, better coping tools, or stronger self-worth. Mia partners with each person to set steps that feel realistic and useful.
What Mia works with
The areas below are the ones Mia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Mia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people address trauma and anxiety. One common approach focuses on recognizing patterns of thought and behavior that keep anxiety and panic active, then practicing new, manageable coping steps to reduce symptoms. This method helps with panic attacks, social anxiety, and persistent worry.Another approach concentrates on processing the effects of trauma and abuse so those experiences no longer drive day-to-day reactions. Work like this often includes building emotional regulation skills, grounding strategies, and clearer ways to communicate needs after difficult events.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try different techniques as needed, and adjust plans based on each person’s goals and preferences. This collaborative process helps find what feels most useful in practice.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text lets people reflect between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum between meetings.
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