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MEET THE FOUNDER
Hi, I’m Anastasia Gibbs, MA, LPC, NCC
I created Milton’s Place Counseling for people who have learned how to keep going — even when carrying more than others can see.
I offer warm, structured online counseling for adults, teens, and couples who want more than a place to vent. Together, we make sense of patterns, clarify meaningful goals, and build practical tools for life beyond the session.
Licensed Professional Counselor • National Certified Counselor • Six-State Telehealth Practice
FROM LOSS, CAME PURPOSE.
The Story Behind Milton’s Place
Milton’s Place was not created from a business idea. It grew from grief.
After losing my brother, Milton Page II, I came to understand more deeply how much pain can remain unseen—especially for people who are accustomed to being strong, dependable, and present for everyone else.
His life and loss shaped my understanding of grief, identity, family relationships, and the quiet emotional weight people can carry while appearing “fine” on the outside.
Milton’s Place Counseling honors his life by creating room for that weight to be acknowledged and understood—with compassion, structure, and purposeful support.
In loving memory of Milton Page II.
WHO WE SERVE
For People Who Carry a Lot Quietly
Milton’s Place supports people whose struggles may not be obvious to everyone around them.
You may be functioning, achieving, caregiving, meeting expectations, or showing up consistently—and still feel overwhelmed underneath.
High-Functioning Anxiety
Constant overthinking, perfectionism, pressure, fear of mistakes, and difficulty resting without guilt.
High-Functioning Depression
Feeling disconnected, emotionally flat, unmotivated, or exhausted while continuing to meet expectations.
Women’s Emotional Burnout
Carrying too much for too long, putting everyone else first, and losing touch with your own needs.
Teen Anxiety
School pressure, social worry, avoidance, perfectionism, emotional overwhelm, and confidence concerns.
Relationship Strain
Communication patterns, disconnection, recurring conflict, unmet needs, and difficult transitions.
Grief and Life Changes
Making room for loss, identity shifts, changing relationships, and experiences that reshape how life feels.
THE MILTON’S PLACE DIFFERENCE
Warmth and Direction Can Coexist
Compassion is essential — but so is knowing what we are working toward.
Counseling at Milton’s Place is collaborative, intentional, and connected to your everyday life.
You will be treated as a whole person, not a collection of symptoms or a problem that needs to be fixed.
01
Understand Patterns
Explore what is happening beneath the symptoms, where the pattern may have begun, and what continues to reinforce it.
02
Clarify Meaningful Goals
Identify what you want to understand, change, strengthen, accept, or experience differently.
03
Build Practical Tools
Practice skills you can use in real conversations, relationships, routines, decisions, and stressful moments.
04
Revisit Progress
Notice what is shifting, what remains difficult, and how your care should adapt as your needs and goals develop.
You will understand what we are working on and why it matters.
CLINICAL APPROACH
Depending on your needs, our work may draw from:
Grounded in Evidence. Centered on You.
No single counseling method fits every person.
Your care is shaped around your concerns, history, strengths, culture, relationships, pace, and goals.
My role is not to hand you generic advice. It is to help you understand yourself more clearly, develop useful skills, and make changes that feel both meaningful and sustainable.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Understanding connections among thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and recurring patterns.
Trauma-Informed Care
Prioritizing emotional safety, regulation, collaboration, choice, and respect for your pace.
Attachment-Informed Work
Exploring patterns involving connection, trust, emotional needs, boundaries, and relationships.
Emotion-Regulation Skills
Building practical ways to respond to intense emotions and stressful situations without becoming overwhelmed by them.
Strengths-Based Care
Recognizing the abilities, resilience, insight, and resources you already bring to the work.
Relational and
Family-Systems Insight
Understanding how relationships, roles, communication patterns, and family experiences affect emotional well-being.
The work is structured without being rigid, honest without being harsh, and compassionate without losing direction.
FINDING THE RIGHT FIT
You May Feel at Home Here If…
You want a counseling relationship that balances emotional safety with honesty, structure, and forward movement.
You do not have to be falling apart to deserve support.
There is room here for the capable version of you and the tired, uncertain, grieving, anxious, or overwhelmed parts that may not be visible to everyone else.
Milton’s Place Counseling may be a strong fit if:
You appear capable but feel overwhelmed internally
You want to understand patterns—not only describe what happened
You want to participate actively in your care
You are open to practicing new responses between sessions
You are tired of overthinking, over functioning, or holding everything together
You value practical tools and clear goals
You appreciate warmth alongside gentle accountability
You want insight and skills that extend beyond the counseling room
ABOUT ANASTASIA
Anastasia Gibbs, MA, LPC, NCC
Founder and Licensed Professional Counselor
Who I Serve
Adults, teens, and couples
Service Format
Secure telehealth counseling
Service Areas
Michigan, Minnesota, Idaho, Iowa, Arizona, and Ohio
Services are available when you are physically located in a state where your clinician is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide care.
LET’S BEGIN
Find Out Whether Milton’s Place Feels Like the Right Fit
Start with a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation.
We will briefly discuss what brings you to counseling, answer your initial questions, and consider whether working together may be a good next step.
You do not need to prepare the perfect explanation.
We can begin with what feels most important right now.