Megan Smith

Welcome. I am a clinician with over 25 years of clinical experience specializing in relational attachment and trauma. From a neurobiological and attachment oriented framework I integrate experiential therapies such as AEDP, Mindfulness, Internal Family Systems and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). I also offer an affordable 8 week class on understanding emotions, defenses and internal states. This class can be taken on its own or as a supplement to individual therapy and is designed to provide you with lifelong tools. EXPERIENTIAL THERAPY How can experiential therapies help? Experiential therapies help us slow down with our emotions and listen more deeply within. There can be a sense of diving beneath the chaotic nature of the mind to contact deeper parts of the self. If you have ongoing anxiety and depression symptoms, stress in your relationships, grief, or feel like something is missing in your life, experiential therapies may be for you. ABOUT ME PERSONALLY I bring to my practice a lifetime of personal experience with my own healing. I am influenced and supported by Psychodynamic Psychotherapy as well as Mindful Meditation, Yogic and Shamanic Traditions and Psychedelic Journey work. Personal work has gifted me the perspective that, even when there is great suffering, each of us has within unique wisdom and gifts. In the words of neuroscientist Antonio Demasio we truly are "built to be better than fine." I feel grateful to take part in my clients' lives and am continually inspired by the uniqueness of people. What I enjoy most about being a psychotherapist is helping clients see themselves the way I see them-beautiful and strong in their own ways. INVITATION Whoever you are and whatever your background and orientation, I invite you to reach out to me for a free 15 minute phone consultation to see if we might be a good fit to work together. EDUCATION Dartmouth College. BA Comparative Religion Lewis and Clark College. MA Counseling Psychology and Addiction Medicine LICENSURE Oregon and Washington State RESOURCES https://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com https://traumaprevention.com https://www.institute-for-mindfulness.org/offer/mbsr/what-is-mbsr https://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/ FORMAL TRAINING Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Trauma Releasing Exercise Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Somatic Experiencing Trauma Sensitive Yoga PUBLISHED WORK Complex Trauma Care Pathway http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/issues/2021/summer/7643-complex-trauma-care-pathway-results-of-a-12-month-pilot.html