Misha Milani, Psy.D,
About Misha Milani (She/Her)
Misha Milani helps adults and seniors across California navigate life’s challenges with compassion, clinical expertise, and practical strategies for healing. She provides individual therapy and couples therapy, offering support for conditions such as anxiety, depression, and trauma while helping patients develop tools for resilience and growth. Through a collaborative and personalized approach, she guides clients toward greater emotional balance, stronger relationships, and improved well-being.
Dr. Milani has extensive experience treating complex concerns, including bipolar disorder, sleep difficulties, substance use issues, and gender identity exploration. She also offers support for later life and midlife transitions, grief, and health-related stress, recognizing how deeply these experiences impact mental and emotional wellness. Drawing on evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness, she helps patients manage symptoms while creating lasting positive change.
She is particularly passionate about working with patients facing unique or high-stress situations, including those recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital, individuals navigating workers’ compensation cases, or clients involved in ongoing legal matters. Dr. Milani also provides support for disability-related evaluations and paperwork, helping patients through these often overwhelming processes with both expertise and empathy.
In addition to her clinical specialties, Dr. Milani has a strong background in serving diverse populations. She has worked with military veterans, first responders, and individuals recovering from head injuries, as well as members of the LGBTQ+ community. Her ability to create a safe and supportive environment allows patients to feel respected and understood as they explore their challenges and goals.
Outside of her practice, Dr. Milani enjoys baking, collecting cookbooks, nature walks, movies, and finding humor in everyday life. She also values time with family and friends and prioritizes self-care as part of maintaining balance.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-75+
- Individual Therapy: Ages 18-75+
Areas of Focus
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- Anger issues
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Emotional abuse
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career & work issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Drug/substance use
- End-of-life challenges
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hallucinations
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Medical or surgical evaluations
- Mental health changes after brain & head injuries
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Mental health support for neurological conditions
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders & related conditions
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Retirement
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- Self-esteem
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Stroke-related mental health conditions
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Aging
- Retirement
- Sexual trauma
- Trauma & PTSD
- Ability status
- ADHD
- Alcohol use
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career & work issues
- Dementia & memory concerns
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Drug/substance use
- Emotional abuse
- End-of-life challenges
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hallucinations
- Intense mood changes
- LGBTQ+
- Marital stress or divorce
- Medical or surgical evaluations
- Mental health changes after brain & head injuries
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mental health support for chronic pain
- Mental health support for neurological conditions
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders & related conditions
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Psychosis/issues with reality
- Race, culture & mental health
- Schizophrenia/schizoaffective
- Self-esteem
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Stroke-related mental health conditions
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Unusual thoughts or beliefs
Therapy Types
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- Clinical Evaluations for Medical or Surgical Procedures
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
- DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Lucet (SCAN Health Plan)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
Languages
- English
Education
- Alliant International University
Locations
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Questions About
Misha Milani
Please call us at 279-258-6718 to schedule an appointment with Misha Milani.
Misha Milani generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 279-258-6718 to find out Misha Milani's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Misha Milani:
- Aetna
- Blue Shield of California (D)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Central Health Plan of California
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BC) (D)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Net
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente (NorCal)
- Lucet (SCAN Health Plan)
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 279-258-6718 to see how we can help.
Misha Milani is a Psychologist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Misha Milani works at:
Yes, Misha Milani does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Misha Milani is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: