- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas, New York, Connecticut
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Miriam
Miriam Hennings is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. She offers straightforward support for everyday struggles and big life changes. Miriam speaks English and Spanish and practices in Texas as an LCSW, drawing on long clinical experience to guide conversations and practical steps.
She focuses on building a calm, open space where people can talk about what’s worrying them.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, manageable steps. Miriam listens for patterns that keep stress and anxiety active and helps clients try new ways of responding. Her work often centers on parenting challenges and the strain those bring.
She helps people sort through communication issues, boundaries, and feelings of guilt or shame that can come up around caregiving. Miriam also addresses abandonment, impulsivity, isolation, and mood-related problems with practical strategies clients can use between sessions. When life shifts suddenly, Miriam helps clients adjust.
She offers support for immigration-related stress, panic attacks, and coping with loss or change. The approach is collaborative: she partners with each person to find what fits their situation and goals. Sessions are aimed at helping people make tangible changes at home and work.
Miriam encourages experiments between meetings and reviews what works. Her 20 years as an LCSW inform a patient, solution-oriented style that focuses on real-life results.
What Miriam works with
Everything Miriam lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Miriam helps people with.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many of Miriam's interventions focus on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skills and real-life practice. One common approach helps people notice and change patterns of anxious thinking and avoidance, so they can try small behavioral steps and reduce panic or worry. Another approach centers on emotional awareness and self-compassion, helping people name difficult feelings, reduce self-criticism, and build healthier self-esteem.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Miriam collaborates with each person to test methods and adjust based on what helps most. She uses the client’s goals and daily realities to shape which techniques are used and how quickly to move between them.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to share thoughts and get support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting routines and varied schedules.
Questions people ask about Miriam
What concerns does Miriam help with?
Miriam supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, parenting strain, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related issues like communication problems, guilt, shame, and panic attacks.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She creates an open space to talk, sets clear goals, and suggests small steps clients can try between sessions.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with a wide range of stress and mood concerns. That background guides how she tailors strategies for each person.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licenses in Texas and practices in Texas as an LCSW. The profile also notes other past licensure locations.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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