Hyacinth Morgan

I work with adults who have been holding things together for a long time while struggling internally with anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, or recovery from addiction. Many of the clients I see are managing the demands of daily life while feeling emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed, or affected by past experiences that continue to show up in the present.

I specialize in working with trauma survivors, people navigating depression and anxiety, individuals in recovery from substance use, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. My experience also includes working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, people with co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns, and those who have experienced significant or long-standing mental health challenges.

Many of my clients come to therapy after spending years trying to manage things on their own. They may know that something needs to change without yet knowing exactly what that change looks like. You don’t need to have all the answers before beginning therapy. We can work together to understand what is happening, identify what you need, and begin finding healthier ways of coping, healing, and moving forward.

I use an integrative approach to therapy, which means I draw from different therapeutic methods depending on your needs, goals, and what is most helpful to you. I don’t believe there is one approach that works for everyone.

My work is trauma-informed and attentive to the connection between thoughts, emotions, relationships, past experiences, and the nervous system. I often help clients understand not only what they are feeling or doing, but why certain reactions and patterns developed in the first place. Behaviors that may feel frustrating or confusing in the present often began as ways of coping, adapting, or protecting yourself.

When you need practical help with what is happening right now, we may use skills for managing anxiety, depression, emotional overwhelm, stress, or difficult situations. When you are ready for deeper work, we can explore underlying experiences, relationship patterns, beliefs, and emotional responses that may continue to influence your life.

I also incorporate somatic and expressive approaches, including sandtray therapy, when traditional talk therapy does not fully reach what you are experiencing. Sometimes we can understand something intellectually and still feel stuck. Working with the body, imagery, creativity, or other forms of expression can offer another way of accessing and processing experiences that are difficult to put into words.

Throughout therapy, I will be engaged and active in the process with you. I will listen carefully, ask questions, offer observations, teach skills when they are useful, and sometimes gently challenge patterns that may be getting in your way. Therapy is collaborative, and we will regularly consider what is helping, what isn’t, and where our work needs to go next.

The first session is a chance for us to get to know one another and begin making sense of what brings you to therapy. We’ll talk about what has been happening in your life, what led you to seek support now, and what you would like to be different. You don’t need to have everything figured out before you come in, and you won’t be expected to tell your entire story in one session.

I’ll ask questions about your current concerns, relevant history, relationships, strengths, and previous experiences with therapy. At the same time, I want you to have an opportunity to get a sense of me and how I work. You are welcome to ask questions, tell me what has or hasn’t worked for you in therapy before, and let me know if there is something you need from me in order for therapy to be useful.

By the end of our first session, we will usually have a clearer picture of what you would like help with and begin identifying some initial goals for our work together. We don’t need to solve everything or create a perfect roadmap on the first day.

Most importantly, the first session gives us an opportunity to see whether working together feels like a good fit. A strong therapeutic relationship develops over time, but you should leave the first session feeling that you were heard, that your concerns were taken seriously, and that we have a direction for moving forward.