Martin S Miranda, MA, LMFT

12/24/2025

Beware of the Winter blues, otherwise known as seasonal affective disorder! Here are some tips! ⛄️🎄❄️🌞

11/27/2025

Hilarious. 😂🦃💛🤎🧡

10/13/2025

Some things to consider, but not just for Halloween. This is for all year long! 🧡🖤🎃

08/15/2025

Interesting... But true! 🤔 #

06/22/2025

The givens of life. #

06/13/2025

More on existential therapy.

06/06/2025

06/01/2025

Check me out on Luisa K Contreras podcast, Session and Secrets, where we talk about existential therapy and the journey of life.

Martin Miranda is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who offers affordable, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed care through an existential and ...

05/19/2025

There are so many types of self-care! Balance is key and extremely important. A lot of these types of self-care routines overlap though. 🙏🏻😊🩷

05/04/2025

I went to the CAMFT conference this weekend in San Francisco.

04/10/2025

We have so many identities that make up who we are. Unfortunately, some may be more vulnerable to stress than others.
Minority stress is real as members in marginalized groups experience unique stressors due to societal prejudice and discrimination apart from already experiencing stress when living as a human being in this very complicated world.
Utilize your resources, lean on your support system, practice self-care, recognize that you are resilient, and know that you are not alone.

01/18/2025

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! Beware of these culprits as they can break a relationship!


From Gottman Theory for couples and relationships:

1. Criticism: verbally attacking or criticizing the other person.

Antidote = talk about your feelings using "I" statements and gently express positive needs.

2. Contempt: Attaching sense of self with the intent to insult or abuse.

Antidote = Appreciate. Remind yourself of your partner's qualities and find gratitude for positive actions.

3. Defensiveness: victimizing yourself to ward off a perceived attack and reverse the blame.

Antidote = take responsibility and accept your partner's perspective. Offer an apology for any wrongdoing.

4. Stonewalling: withdrawing to avoid conflict and convey disapproval, distance, and separation.

Antidote = take a break to self-sooth and take time doing something psychologically calming and distracting.