Education & Practice
IFS Level One with IFS Institute
IFS individual and group consultation & training
White Privilege Conferences
Somatic Abolitionism with Resmaa Menakem
Decolonizing Therapy- Ancestral Rage with Dr. Jennifer Mullan
Somatic IFS Training with Susan McConnell
Decolonizing Therapy Training with Shawna Murray-Browne
Sessions with Esther Perel
Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania
Licensure
LCSW-C in the state of Maryland & LCSW in the state of Virginia
about Meghan
As a person, I am introverted, empathetic, and goofy. I share life with my partner, our two kiddos and two kitties. I love to read, and often have a pile of partially read books sitting next to my chair in the living room (can my ADHD’ers and/or fellow healers relate?!).
I come from a long line of fierce love, grit, and generational trauma. I love bubbly water and boxing. I eat spaghetti with a ton of romano cheese on top. I started my own anti racism work about eight years ago, and consider myself grateful to be in a place to offer space to others to start or continue this essential work. Healing from my own trauma has been like slowly reconnecting with parts of myself who now feel safer to break free from their burdens and choose new roles within my system. It has been a rediscovering my own deep knowing.
As your therapist, We will probably start slow, because healing can be emotionally exhausting and requires trust. As we grow together, we will explore the many ways a body can release from the hold of hard things that have happened to us individually, relationally, and collectively.
While we will talk, our sessions might feel a bit different if you are used to a more traditional cognitive approach. I will ask you questions like ‘where is the pain showing up in your body? does it have a place? does it have a name or memory or color?’ I will ask you to slow down, breathe, allow for silence, follow your natural urge to move, and tune into your body. These questions and practices will allow us to find the parts of you who need support. These are the parts of you who are scared, in pain, pissed off, ragey, experiencing grief, and are ready to be seen and feel heard.
Most importantly you will get to know the essence of you, the you who already knows what your system needs and how to help. Finding and empowering this essential self, your ‘you-iest you’, that will be the most important way I hold space in our time together.
Boundaries are an interesting and evolving concept in the mental health field, especially for those of us who are working to dismantle the systems that oppress and cause violence. Therapy has the same capacity to do harm and has developed within the same destructive confines. You and I will not have arbitrary boundaries around our interactions, and I will not be a blank slate or sit and make notes while giving you no feedback or have you leave feeling disengaged and vulnerable.