Gigi Muir , LPCC

Gigi Muir is an Ohio-licensed professional clinical counselor with 28 years of experience. She brings a calm, down-to-earth manner to sessions and focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. Her work often centers on addiction, anxiety, mood concerns, and life changes.

Before moving into private practice work she spent a decade at a community mental health agency. That background gave her lots of experience with everyday problems people bring in. Over nearly three decades she has helped people address coping skills, managing mood, and substance use concerns.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. She listens carefully, helps clients set clear goals, and looks for small changes that make daily life easier. Gigi favors solution-minded conversations and uses concrete tools people can try between meetings.

Her approach blends conversation with practical exercises. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to reframe unhelpful thoughts and on mindfulness to help people notice patterns without judgment. Motivational interviewing is used when someone is weighing change related to substance use or other habits.

People who appreciate a relaxed, goal-focused style may find her a good match. She works with issues such as stress, parenting concerns, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and transitions like pregnancy or aging. Sessions are offered in English and are set up to fit into busy schedules.

Practical approaches for online counseling and change

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the relationship and on listening closely to what matters to the person seeking help. This approach helps people feel heard and supports their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses clear steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and behaving; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood management.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide whether to use CBT techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, or a mix based on what feels most useful.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is good for face-to-face discussion and teaching exercises. Phone sessions work well when a stable connection or less bandwidth is needed. Chat and text let someone check in quickly or use shorter exchanges between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit counseling into work, parenting, or other busy days.