Miranda Fassbender , LPC

Miranda Fassbender is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Wisconsin with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress and anxiety, eating disorders, struggles with motivation, challenges to self-esteem and confidence, and depression. Miranda takes a collaborative, person-focused approach and aims to build a space in which thoughts and feelings can be shared openly without fear of judgment.

As an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor credential that authorizes her to provide counseling services - she emphasizes practical skills and emotional support tailored to each person's needs. Miranda works with clients to explore patterns, identify goals, and develop strategies that fit real-life demands. Her style centers on respect, empathy, and empowering individuals to take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Seeking change often requires courage, and Miranda frames the therapeutic process as a partnership in which clients are supported and encouraged as they try new approaches and make meaningful choices. She is committed to helping people move toward greater well-being and confidence at a pace that feels right for them.

Collaborative Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Miranda works from client-centered principles that prioritize the individual's experience and goals, creating a respectful, empathic space where clients guide the focus of sessions and feel supported in exploring values and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves identifying and reshaping unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and difficulties with motivation or eating-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress, which can be helpful for people facing overwhelming feelings or relationship challenges.

Selecting the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Miranda collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from a convenient location, allowing clients to engage in meaningful work in ways that suit their daily lives.