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Miranda Wenhold, M.Ed., LCMHC, is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and Clinical Education Program Manager at SonderMind.
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Miranda Rain Wenhold, M.Ed., LCMHC, is a Strategic Clinical Leader and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with a decade of expertise spanning direct clinical practice, program management, and academic research. Currently serving as Clinical Education Program Manager at SonderMind, she oversees continuing education (CE) compliance and curriculum strategy for a network of over 15,000 providers.
At the University of Pennsylvania, she drove pedagogical innovation as a Program Developer, Researcher, and Graduate Teaching Assistant. Specializing in existential concerns, identity issues, and life transitions, Miranda integrates existential, family systems, and psychodynamic principles into her direct-service therapeutic work.
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
M.Ed., School and Mental Health Counseling
2018 – 2020
Chestnut Hill College
BS, Human Services (Minor: Psychology)
2015 – 2017
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), North Carolina
PreK-12 School Counselor, Pennsylvania
10+ years spanning direct clinical practice, program management, and academic research in mental health education.
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As a Medical Reviewer for SonderMind, Miranda Wenhold reviews mental health content for medical accuracy and clinical integrity, making sure that our educational resources reflect current evidence-based practices.
Miranda Wenhold is a M.Ed, LCMHC with 10+ years of experience in Mental Health Counseling. They specialize in Existential Concerns, Identity & Life Transitions, Clinical Education, and Program Management and serve as a Clinical Education Program Manager at SonderMind.
Miranda Wenhold earned M.Ed. in School and Mental Health Counseling from the University of Pennsylvania and BS in Human Services from Chestnut Hill College and holds Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC). They have spent 10+ years working in Mental Health Counseling.
Miranda Wenhold focuses on Existential Concerns, Identity & Life Transitions, Clinical Education, and Program Management.
Miranda Wenhold has worked as Clinical Education Program Manager since 2023.
Miranda Wenhold has worked in Mental Health Counseling for 10+ years. Their education includes M.Ed. in School and Mental Health Counseling from the University of Pennsylvania and BS in Human Services from Chestnut Hill College.