Andrea Miles, MA, LCMHC, LPC
she/her
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
- Gandhi
As an experienced mental health therapist, I feel honored to listen to your story and work together toward change and healing. My style is warm, supportive, kind, honest and collaborative. I place the utmost importance on developing a strong, trusting therapeutic relationship. I am grounded in person-centered counseling, which emphasizes empathy, authenticity, and acceptance in relationships. I create a space for my patients to feel comfortable expressing thoughts and feelings about past experiences, present worries, or behaviors that are no longer serving them. Together, we will create a plan to address the changes you would like to see, moving at a pace that feels right for you. I will always encourage you to challenge yourself to grow and improve your well-being.
Qualifications |
Andrea is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC #14566) approved by the North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors. She is also a Licensed Professional Counselor (PC010551) approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors. In 2013 Andrea earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Clinical Counseling from Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, PA. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.S.) degree in Psychology from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA.
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Counseling Background |
Andrea spent the first 30 years of her professional career working with children and adults with Developmental Disabilities. She began as a direct care worker, providing supports to children in a community living home. Andrea's skills and talents ultimately led her to achieve the role of Assistant Director of the agency. In that position she supervised 6 community homes, the supported living program, and community respite program. Although she enjoyed her work, especially the lifelong relationships with so many amazing individuals (she is still in communication with some of the children who are now middle aged women she met all those years ago!), she had a strong, internal desire to become a psychotherapist. While completing her Masters degree, she held internships with a college counseling program, a community mental health counseling center and a community shelter for individuals and families affected by domestic violence. Upon graduation, she returned to her roots in Developmental Disabilities working as a Behavior Support Supervisor where she supervised behavior specialists, as well as carrying a caseload of her own clients. Since relocating to North Carolina, Andrea has worked providing individual and family based counseling in several counties and in a private practice setting.
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Specialization |
Andrea is passionate about working with adults of all ages around issues such as parenting, midlife and maturing, work/life balance, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, effective communication, women's issues, identity and self-esteem, co-dependency, attachment and relationship issues. She enjoys working with her patients through life transitions such as divorce, custody issues, relocation, career changes, and retirement.
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Personal Life |
Growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Andrea recently moved to Winston-Salem after a long search for a warmer place in the South. She wanted a slower pace of life, good roads with manageable traffic, lots of art, culture, and friendly people. Andrea finds joy in spending time with her partner of 15 years, her dog Ivy, her five siblings, their children, and her own daughter, who also recently followed her to Winston. When she's not at work, she enjoys immersing herself in a good book, doing DIY projects around the house, gardening, taking walks with Ivy, cooking from one of her many vintage cookbooks, exercising, watching Frasier, Seinfeld, and Modern Family reruns, and playing cards with friends and family.
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