Mia Bailey, LPC
Now welcoming new clients ✨
With warmth, honesty, and a little humor, Mia helps you feel safe, heard, and capable of real change.
Hi, I’m Mia (she/her)! I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and a first-generation therapist who works with adults and couples navigating things like anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship challenges, life transitions, chronic stress, and concerns such as OCD and bipolar disorder. As a Black woman, I bring a culturally aware and grounded perspective to my work, and I care deeply about creating a space where you feel safe, heard, and respected just as you are.
Outside of therapy, I’m a plant parent, foodie, and music lover, as well as a parent, partner, traveler, and devoted book lover. I enjoy nurturing things—plants, relationships, growth—and that care naturally carries into how I show up in the therapy room.
In therapy, my style is warm, direct, and genuinely collaborative. Your goals and experiences guide our work together. I believe healing can include honesty, insight, and even a little humor along the way. We’ll work side by side to help you feel both supported and empowered, especially when things feel heavy or overwhelming.
When working with adults and couples, I focus on balancing practical tools with deeper understanding. I like to help you learn how to manage tough moments while also exploring the why behind long-standing patterns. I often describe therapy as building a mental toolbox—some days you might need a wrench to tighten a boundary, and other days you might need a level to find your balance again. The goal is to leave sessions with tools you can actually use in real life.
You might hear me ask things like “Let’s look at this from a different perspective,” “How did that work out for you?” or “What do you really want to happen here?” During hard moments, I’ll remind you that you are not your negative thoughts, nor are you defined by the hurtful things others may have said. When it’s helpful, I may gently pause and say, “Can we slow down here for a moment?” so we can understand what’s really underneath a thought or feeling.
I earned my Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Argosy University. What guides my work most is safety, empowerment, compassion, humor, cultural humility, curiosity, and integrity, because real change happens when you feel supported and understood.
Guiding Vibe: You are yourself—and you are okay.
If the idea of starting therapy feels intimidating, that’s completely understandable. Talking to a stranger about personal things can be hard. But you don’t need the perfect words or a polished story to begin—you just need to show up as you are. I’ll meet you there, and we’ll take it one step at a time, together.
