Miki Beach, LICSW
Counseling Staff
PRONOUNS She/Her
- MSW, University of Vermont
- MA, English, The College of William and Mary
- BA, English and Spanish, Centre College
BIO
Miki Beach (she/her) is a staff counselor at Counseling and Psychiatry Services (CAPS) and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Miki strives to provide a welcoming, affirming, and safe space for people of all identities and invites honest feedback to increase the collaborative nature of the counseling partnership. Practicing from a foundation of critical theories and social constructionism, Miki supports students in exploring the impact of culture and environment on their mental health, inclusive of broader systems of structural oppression and white supremacy culture. She encourages self-compassion, learning to set healthy interpersonal boundaries, emotional regulation for an improved sense of overall well-being, and re-discovering play and creativity. She envisions the therapeutic relationship as a facilitator for experiences of connection, personal growth, and healing through mental health counseling.
Miki’s clinical interests include anxiety and depression, life transitions, relationship dynamics, family systems, interpersonal violence, trauma healing, grief and loss, identity exploration, academic and career concerns, perfectionism, eating disorders and disordered eating, and supporting individuals previously diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or identifying as neurodivergent with the challenges of living in a society that centers neurotypicality.
Bio
Miki Beach (she/her) is a staff counselor at Counseling and Psychiatry Services (CAPS) and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Miki strives to provide a welcoming, affirming, and safe space for people of all identities and invites honest feedback to increase the collaborative nature of the counseling partnership. Practicing from a foundation of critical theories and social constructionism, Miki supports students in exploring the impact of culture and environment on their mental health, inclusive of broader systems of structural oppression and white supremacy culture. She encourages self-compassion, learning to set healthy interpersonal boundaries, emotional regulation for an improved sense of overall well-being, and re-discovering play and creativity. She envisions the therapeutic relationship as a facilitator for experiences of connection, personal growth, and healing through mental health counseling.
Miki’s clinical interests include anxiety and depression, life transitions, relationship dynamics, family systems, interpersonal violence, trauma healing, grief and loss, identity exploration, academic and career concerns, perfectionism, eating disorders and disordered eating, and supporting individuals previously diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or identifying as neurodivergent with the challenges of living in a society that centers neurotypicality.