Miranda Featherstone, LICSW

Meet Miranda Featherstone, LICSW

I am a clinical social worker in Rhode Island, where I provide in-person and telehealth therapy to children over 7, adolescents, and adults. I also provide parent coaching and support. My areas of speciality are anxiety, depression, divorce, ADHD, anger, adoption, grief and loss, and issues of self-esteem and identity. 

My background

I have a Master’s in Social Work and a Master’s in Child Development from New York University and Sarah Lawrence College’s dual degree program. Prior to training as a social worker I taught preschool in Brooklyn, New York. My graduate clinical training was in school-based counseling and intimate partner violence prevention in adolescents. I have worked in school mental health for over a decade in a range of educational settings, supporting children and adolescents in individual and group work and coaching caregivers. I have done post-graduate training at the International Institute for Restorative Practices and have a clinical certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from Bryn Mawr College’s Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. I have lectured at Bryn Mawr on supervising and supporting social work graduate students. I also teach sexual health education and consult with schools wishing to create inclusive sex education curricula for elementary, middle, and high school students. 

I am a writer of fiction and non-fiction and my work on parenting, grief, illness, and other topics has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, The Yale Review, and Emily Oster’s ParentData.  

My approach and philosophy

I take a strengths-based, collaborative approach to work with both adults and children. I move at the speed of trust and meet individuals and families where they are, using both practical, CBT-informed strategies and an attachment-based model of support. I use humor and try to be open, creative, and solution-oriented in my approach. My treatment of anxiety is informed by both cognitive-behavioral tools and the SPACE program at Yale’s Child Study Center. I believe supporting children and adolescents requires the support of caregivers as well, and that caregivers are an essential element of children’s mental health and growth. I am happy to work through parenting challenges alongside or independent of clinical work with children.