Welcome — I’m Susan Miller. I’m an artist, creative & healing arts coach, and spiritual director with a passion for guiding individuals toward emotional and spiritual wellness by engaging with their creativity, intuition and faith.

After more than four decades as a therapist, group and workshop facilitator, I guide others through integration of creative and healing arts which results in personal and spiritual transformation. I work with people of all ages, 18 through 99, who feel stuck or disconnected, yet desire to live a life of fullness and joy. 

Whether you’re navigating a major life transition or feeling stagnant, I offer individual sessions and group experiences that help you rediscover your voice, your vision, and your internal wisdom. Through intuitive art, gentle somatic and bioenergetic therapies, spiritual and mindfulness practices, deep inner work, and compassionate guidance, I help you take a deep dive into what is underneath and trying to bloom—and bring it into the light so you can move forward with joy and freedom.

As a lifetime artist trained in painting and mixed media expression, I create from the belief that art is not just decoration, but birthed from a creative process that is alive within, much like our own lives. As an artist, I want my art to resonate with the viewer at the emotional and spiritual level. I am a member of the Cary Gallery of Artists in Cary, NC, where I exhibit my mixed media work alongside an inspiring collective of local artists. I also offer commissioned pieces and sell my work both locally and online.

My clinical background includes a PhD in Clinical Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy, an MEd in Counseling, and a BS in Psychology with minors in Art and Religious Studies. Since 1981, I’ve served in mental health, medical, and community settings, specializing in eating disorders, trauma, depression, chronic illness, and life transitions for over four decades. I have directed and supervised my own clinical counseling center, Miller Counseling Services. That depth of experience now informs my integrative approach to creativity and healing.

Although my former career as a clinical therapist deeply informs who I am and how I accompany others, I am no longer practicing as a licensed mental health counselor and do not offer clinical treatment or diagnosis. My current work focuses on spiritual direction, creative and healing arts, somatic awareness, inner healing and holistic personal growth under the role of Integrative Creative & Healing Arts Coach.

These offerings are not a substitute for psychotherapy; rather, they create a supportive space for reflection, discernment, creativity, and inner listening. Many clients find this work complementary to therapeutic or spiritual support they may receive elsewhere.

My sessions draw from Internal Family Systems, bioenergetic and somatic therapies, and contemplative Christian traditions. I am trained in spiritual direction with an emphasis on contemplative Christian spiritual formation and Ignation spiritual practices from the past Listening Place in Durham, NC.

I also am a trained coach with certification in Creativity Coaching from the Creativity Coaching Association as well as a Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach. I have worked with artists and other creative folks in their business and life planning, as well as understanding their unique creative voice. Life visioning is part of my coaching process with individuals as well.

Whether I’m teaching an art workshop, facilitating a SoulCollage® studio, or holding space one-on-one, my mission is to spark your creative fire and help you remember you are whole and deeply loved just the way you are and help you move toward what is calling you spiritually and creatively in your life journey bringing inner healing and awareness.

I live in North Carolina in a little cottage in the woods with my husband of over 40 years, surrounded by family, pets, and the beauty of God’s creation. I love painting furry and feathered friends, people, teaching intuitive art, and watching others light up when they discover their own creative spark.

If you're longing for reconnection — to your inner spirit, your faith, your creativity, or your sense of purpose — I’d be honored to walk that journey with you.

Browse my online art gallery and shop!

Check out my art at Cary Gallery of Artists!

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