The Therapist
Warm, deeply human, and relentlessly hopeful. I bring my whole self to the work of healing.
A history teacher who became a traveler, a social worker who became a healer. A person who has always believed that hope is something you practice.
Meghan grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, drawn early to history, understanding people, and the inner workings of relationships. She studied history and secondary education at the University of Illinois, and spent years as a youth volunteer, work that shaped her belief that every person deserves to be seen and supported.
After marrying a South African, Meghan moved to his home country, where she taught history and began to understand her own place within a society still shaped by colonialism and apartheid. That time strengthened her lifelong curiosity about resilience and how to help people reconnect with their own capacity to heal.
Moved by the needs of her students in South Africa, Meghan returned to the U.S. and applied to the University of Illinois Chicago to earn an MSW. She worked as a school social worker, then as clinical director at a therapeutic day school serving high school students, and then joined Timberline Knolls, a residential treatment center specializing in eating disorders and addiction. At Timberline Knolls, Meghan recognized that she needed more tools to support people navigating severe trauma. Discovering Somatic Experiencing transformed both her life and her practice.
Facing burnout, Meghan left residential treatment work and briefly joined a private practice. Then she and her husband built out a Sprinter van and spent three years on the road. It was a season to slow down, heal, set healthier boundaries, and reconnect with themselves. It was also a spiritual journey of questioning old beliefs and finding their own way forward.
After years on the road, Meghan and her husband put down roots in Crestone, Colorado, a small mountain town that now grounds both her life and her work.