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Milira Cox

Therapist(She/Her/Queen)
13 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Family issues, Cultural & ethnic issues, Relationship issues, Identity issues
  • Individual therapy, Family therapy, Couples therapy

Great to meet you!

Milira is a Relational Therapist, licensed to practice marriage and family therapy with individuals, couples, and families. She offers virtual telehealth therapy to clients residing in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.

Milira passionately works with Black women, women of color and allies who are making space for themselves and redefining their roles within interpersonal relationships and in other settings.

My approach to therapy

As we evolve and "grow through" life, we all have the capacity for resilience and personal authority to face change. I work collaboratively with clients to build on their inherent dignity and strengths, encouraging critical thinking and personal action as pathways to optimal well-being and mental health. By fostering resilience, I help women take charge of their lives, supporting their journey toward positive development and holistic well-being at every stage of life.

What you can expect from me

With empowered partnership, I view clients as experts in their lives. Through relational psychotherapy, clients explore how relationships impact their mental health and well-being. They leave sessions feeling validated, empowered to set boundaries, aligned with their values, and in tune with their intuition. Sessions foster authenticity, growth, and self-awareness. Between sessions, self-guided work is expected, as the effort clients put in shapes their progress and transformation.

About me

  • I identify as
    Black or African descent, Cisgender Woman
  • My style is
    Empowering, Warm, Humorous

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    13 years of experience
  • Training
    BA (Bachelor of Arts) at Kean University, MS at AUBURN UNIVERSITY
  • License type
    LMFT (Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist) (Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Texas)
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan, United Healthcare

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Family issues, Cultural & ethnic issues, Relationship issues, Identity issues
  • More specialties
    Depression, LGBTQIA+, Stress management, End of life care, Grief or loss, Maternal mental health, Men's issues, Women's issues, Trauma, PTSD, Infertility, Chronic conditions
  • Therapy methods
    Psychodynamic, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Psychoeducational Family Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Multi-Systemic (MST), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Humanistic, Trauma Focused CBT, Multidimensional Family, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-Based, Solution Focused Couples Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Family Focused Therapy (FFT), Positive Psychology, Relational, Psychoanalytic, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy, Couples therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors, Adults
  • Languages
    English
  • Locations
    11-13 Sunflower Avenue Ste 1020
    Paramus, NJ 07652
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