Meghan Buckner

In photography illuminating brilliance refers to “Adjusting a photo to make it look richer and more vibrant, brightening dark areas, pulling in highlights, and adding contrast to reveal hidden detail.” I find this to be a wonderful analogy to the work done in therapy. The photo already has everything it needs to be the best version of itself and the same is true for you. You are not broken, damaged or bad. My approach to therapy is to identify the parts of yourself that are causing you distress and to work to understand them through a loving and non judgmental lens. Utilizing interventions such as Internal Family Systems (IFS) we will work to understand and appreciate all parts of you and begin to understand the coping mechanisms that are still in place that are no longer serving you.

Many individuals that I work with have experienced some form of trauma and also carry a great deal of shame. I utilize a variety of trauma interventions which we will discuss and decide together the approach we feel is the best fit and which you would like to try. Examples of these interventions are Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting, Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) as well as IFS.

Trauma work is heavy and it is hard work. I try to make the experience as comfortable as possible with reclining chairs, weighted blankets, snacks, drinks, laughter and fidgets galore.