Miranda Emanuel, MA, LMFT

"Miranda embodies warmth, competence, and compassionate skill in her work as a therapist. I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Miranda on eco therapy groups for teen girls and found working with her to be inspiring, grounding, and easeful. She brings a strong therapeutic presence, is a natural leader, and creates a safe and trusting space for therapy to unfold. I am highly recommend Miranda as a therapist in our community !"

"I have known Miranda in a professional capacity for the last decade, working at various agencies and organizations with her. Since I consult with Miranda, I am able to honestly say that I trust her clinical judgement and her dedication to her clients. Miranda deeply considers what approach might be most helpful for each of the folks she works with. She is fully bilingual, so she's able to treat folks from diverse populations, which I appreciate. I'm inspired by her ability to guide clients in their healing process through the use of ecotherapy and holistic psychotherapy, honoring the mind, body and spirit. I also admire Miranda's experience in conducting psycholgical evaluations, helping immigrants with their visa process, successfully, so that they can safely reside here–it's very rare for therapists in Santa Cruz to be trained to provide this service."

"I had the honor of working with Miranda for several years. She has a rare combination of sharp intellect and powerful intuition guiding her therapy practice. She brings a warm, deeply engaged presence to her work. I highly recommend Miranda for those seeking healing and personal growth!"

"Miranda Emanuel is an experienced, competent, and thoughtful mental health professional. She completed over 150 high quality psychological evaluations for my immigration practice prior to my retirement this year. She is adept at spotting and developing psychological hardship in her evaluations. These were undoubtedly a consideration in the consistent approvals of our I-601A and I-601 waivers. In a successful appeal of an unjustly denied I-601 waiver, the AAO mentioned Miranda Emanuel's psychological evaluation as a major consideration in the decision to remand the waiver to USCIS for reconsideration."