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.
An embodied presence
Our bodies and the earth can be convenient resources for regulation, healing and recovery. Through our work together you can rediscover and deepen your connection to your body at a pace that feels aligned with who and where you are right now,
The brain is not the engine for self-worth. Our thoughts are not the source of clarity. My intention is to offer a shame-free environment where connection to yourself feels spacious and safe, allowing your mind to be uncrowded and quiet.
