Meet Beth Mies

Clinical Mental Health Counselor

Beth sees appointments in our Fort Collins office.

Beth grew up in the Seattle area and moved to the gorgeous northern Colorado area in 2016, after finishing her degree in psychology at Eastern Washington University. She received her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, as well as her Certificate of Cultural Studies & Equity, from the University of Northern Colorado in 2018, and has since trained in EMDR and Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy.

Beth believes in supporting a client’s choices and autonomy throughout the therapeutic process, and allowing each client to shape their own experience. She’s passionate about supporting people as they rediscover and rebuild themselves in the aftermath of trauma. Beth remains consistently in awe of people, and the many ways that individuals use their strengths to recover and heal. She is an introvert who talks to people for a living, so when not at Radical Healing, you can often find Beth reading, writing, crocheting, sewing, reflecting, and/or watching lots and lots of Netflix.

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Committed to cultural competence and social justice, Beth has completed advanced training in working with under-represented groups, including the LGBTQIA community.

CULTURAL RESUME

  • I inherited a great deal of privilege from my white, citizen/settler ancestry. I come from an upper-middle class family, which afforded me an access to education not available to most. I’m cisgender and relatively gender-conforming. I’m relatively neurotypical and able-bodied. 

  • My upbringing and culture have involved deep-rooted racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, and other forms of bias. I continue to work on unlearning these and will do so for the rest of my life.

  • Lived experiences: I exist in the world as a fat, queer woman, and experienced both individual and systemic oppression.

  • I have personally struggled with mental illness, and have experienced shame and invalidation as barriers to seeking treatment.

  • Tremendous gratitude to The Adaway Group for first introducing our practice to the notion of a cultural resume.