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Milira Cox

Therapist(She/Her/Queen)
9 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Family issues, Cultural & ethnic issues, Relationship issues, Identity issues
  • Individual therapy, Family 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
    9 years of experience
  • Training
    BA (Bachelor of Arts) at Kean University, Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at Auburn Univeristy
  • License type
    LMFT (Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist) (Massachusetts, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, New York)
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, 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, Stress management, Maternal mental health, Men's issues, Women's issues, Trauma, PTSD
  • Therapy methods
    Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Multidimensional Family, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Positive Psychology, Family Focused Therapy (FFT), Humanistic, Motivational Interviewing, Multi-Systemic (MST), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Psychoeducational Family Therapy, Relational, Narrative Therapy
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors, Adults
  • Languages
    English
  • Locations
    1 Orient Way Ste F304
    Rutherford, NJ 07070
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