Department of Counselor Education
Boise State University
Raissa Miller, PhD, LPC
Background
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My journey into the counseling field began in 2003 when I took an elective counseling course at the University of North Texas and began substituting at a local school district. I became very interested in hearing individuals' stories, both their challenges and their striving to grow. I loved learning more about myself and how my experiences influenced the way I viewed myself, others, and the world. After graduation, I decided to pursue a Master's in Counseling and through the program I spent 1 1/2 years working at the Denton County Children's Advocacy Center counseling children, adolescents, and families who were survivors of sexual assault. In 2010 I started the doctoral program at North Texas and was introduced to interpersonal neurobiology. I began integrating neuroscience-informed concepts and interventions into my work with individuals and couples in community counseling centers and eventually, in private practice. I developed specialties in work with addiction and relapse prevention, trauma, and anxiety. I accepted a faculty position at Boise State in 2014 and have continued part-time clinical practice in the training clinic while shifting my primary attention to furthering the scholarship around neuroscience-informed practices in counseling.

Education
Ph.D., Counseling (2014)
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
M.Ed., Counseling (2009)
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
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B.A., International Studies (2005)
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Major: International Studies; Minor: Spanish and Counseling
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Special Certifications and Trainings
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Idaho Licensed Professional Counselor
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Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator
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Certificate of Professional Studies in Adlerian Psychology, Idaho Society for Individual Psychology
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Certified Child-Centered Play Therapist- Supervisor, Center for Play Therapy
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Certified Child-Parent Relationship Therapist- Supervisor, Center for Play Therapy
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Certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology, Mindsight Institute
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Nurturing the Heart with the Brain in Mind: A Year-Long Experience-Rich Training in the Application of Interpersonal Neurobiology
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Certified
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Gottman Levels 1 & 2 Certified, the Gottman Institute
Employment
Associate Professor of Counselor Education