11/18/2025
I had the honor of being a guest teacher for a grad school couples therapy class at my alma mater, CIIS, today.
I was asked to provide a bio, and as I wrote this up I got to reflect on how far I’ve come since I was a student there many years ago:
Bio: Ali Miller graduated from CIIS in the Integral Counseling Psychology program in 2003. She became licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist in 2006 and has been in private practice since 2007. In 2006 she discovered Nonviolent Communication and has been deeply immersed in both practicing it in her own life and sharing it with others ever since. In addition to integrating NVC into her work with therapy clients, she leads NVC-Based Coaching Programs for Couples online (private and group) and she also teaches NVC to therapists both privately and as a guest trainer like today. She has given “NVC in the Therapeutic Setting” trainings all over the Bay Area, including for East Bay CAMFT and Bay Area Gestalt Institute. She hosts the Love Each Other Better podcast, which is focused on how NVC can help couples thrive. This is her first time returning to CIIS to share this work and she’s thrilled to be here.
