Megan Slater (She/Her)

Many times in work we overexert our selves or find ourselves struggling with authority figures who resemble our family or characters throughout our lives. Many times this is due to survival techniques we learned when we were children to get through challenging home environment. We re-enact those relationships in work and many times it leads to suffering. I can help you connect the dots, take care of yourself and reconnect to what is true for yourself with work and get out of toxic environments.

Typically many people struggle with relationships. Many relationships that exist right now are codependent, meaning one person will over or under-exert themselves at the cost of themselves to belong in a relationship. I can support you in the process of taking ownership of your responsibilities and allowing ones you love to live in their truth. Through the process of letting go of control we allow ourselves to be truly free and have interdependent relationships that nourish and support us.

Families are generally considered dysfunctional if they do not have the ability to talk about conflict. This is a common occurrence with 70% of families being unable to do this. The challenge comes with sitting with big emotions that differ from other family members. Through the process of understanding and validating your own emotions you then have the ability to hold and support family members who might have drastically different beliefs and lifestyles as your own.

Somatic therapy reconnects your mind with the experiences in your body. It attunes your internal system with what your body is displaying. It is a constant practice and happens with us daily. Through checking in with our body we are lead on our true path and are able to see when we have strayed. Our bodies are always speaking to us, we must train ourselves to listen.

Trauma informed therapy is the process of validating a situation, feeling or occurrence with the understanding that no matter the response, for whom ever is experiencing the trauma, it is true for them. This understanding first validates the client in their experience. The significance of identifying and validating first removes shame from the equation of the possible trauma. Shame is many times worse for the client than the trauma itself. Harm reduction is thus created.

Finding out where a client is, with the process of change is imperative to the therapeutic rapport. Allying is my strength as a therapist and I focus on implementing understanding first before any therapeutic process is created. Allowing the client to be where they are the whole way and supporting them on their process is something I feel passionate about.