Welcome
Welcome to The Happiness Lab, the Somatic, trauma-informed psychotherapy practice of Mandy Miller, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California and Oregon since 2009. Currently, the Lab is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
The Happiness Lab is where curiosity and courage are activated to create more conscious connection to yourself. From my perspective, therapy isn’t to meant fix problems, rather, it is a place where we recognize our capacity to be with life as it is, even in its most uncomfortable moments. I help you stay curious about how memories and feelings live in your body, while recognizing how adaptive strategies have expired. Today, you can make different choices for yourself, and therein lies the alchemy; we can make internal shifts instead of endeavoring to wrestle the external world to fix what’s been within us. I have discovered that when emotional flexibility and freedom increase, life becomes more fulfilling, while shut-down and dissociation decrease.
I’m glad you’re here
What brought you here to this place, at this time? Was it an event culminating in a sense of loss and grief, or anger and resentment? Was it the impact of the collective trauma of the pandemic? Are you unsure about what step to take next as a parent or partner? Whatever your reason, you are welcome here.
With patience, let’s explore your wants, needs and limits. Let’s increase your capacity to communicate these things effectively, and expand your appreciation for your life, loved ones, and most importantly, yourself. My intention is to offer a creative, shame-free environment where you feel your feelings, all of them, without pushing them away.
