Heather Miller

(EVANSTON)

Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Heather Miller is an M.A. student in Couple and Family Counseling at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. She seeks to specialize in individual, relationships/couples and family therapy. She has supervised clinical experience counseling clients, has completed her coursework and is entering her internship year here at CORE. Heather holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Northeastern Illinois University, where she minored in Sociology and concentrated her studies on social issues as well as systems approaches to individuals and society. 

Heather has over 7 years of experience in human services working with and caring for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at a non-profit in Chicago. As a counselor, she will incorporate her experience with these individuals as well as their guardians and families in her work with individuals, relationships/couples and families.

She is interested in a collaborative, strengths-based, and culturally informed approach to working with clients to help meet their unique needs and is informed by systems approaches such as Narrative therapy and Family Systems. She strives to help create a safe and non-judgmental therapeutic environment for clients using warmth, authenticity and with an understanding that clients are experts on their own lives and experiences. As a counselor in training, Heather feels passionate about helping underserved populations while applying a trauma-informed approach and empowering people to find more peace, healing, growth and understanding in their lives.

"Love has an immense ability to heal the devastating wounds that life sometimes deals us. Love also enhances our sense of connection to the larger world. Loving responsiveness is the foundation of a truly compassionate, civilized society.” - Sue Johnson


Heather has the following professional certifications:

  • PHI Coaching Approach