Meghan Mehta (She/her)

Art Therapy is a relatively new modality used to explore feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem. No artistic ability is actually required to engage in art therapy interventions. We use creative expression to tap into things that cannot always be expressed verbally.

People who enjoy structure can really benefit from CBT interventions. I utilize CBT worksheets and psychoeducation to help empower clients with life long skills to manage their anxiety, depression and other unwanted emotions. CBT can be used in short and long term practice to explore how our thoughts, feelings and behaviors influence each other.

As a woman of color, and someone who has experienced first hand the stigma mental health carries I our community. I am committed to making mental healthcare accessible and available to minority communities. Barriers to care differ from culture to culture but one of the most prominent ones is representation within the field. I believe it is important to consider each individual's cultural, racial and social positionally in order to develop a treatment plan that works for them.

Diet culture, patriarchal beauty standards and the increase in social media accessibility have all had severe impacts on our self esteem. It can be hard to not compare ourselves to the images we are constantly seeing around us. Together we can work to tune out the noise and focus on the beauty that is within us all. I believe in radical acceptance and self-compassion.

Anxiety is a natural part of being human. Every decision we make has an underlying balance of risk and protective factors. Despite our attempts at creating a happy, comfortable life, there is always the possibility that some external stressor (eg. an accident, job loss, or a pandemic) could arise and trigger an overwhelming feeling of anxiety. If you feel like your anxiety is taking over your life, know that you are not alone, nothing is wrong with you, and that you deserve support.

The term cultural and systemic oppression refers to the formal or implicit mistreatment of people of a specific group that is supported and enforced by societal institutions. Oppression of any kind, especially over an extended period of time, can deeply affect your mental health and your sense of self. Viewing individuals as parts of the systems that surrounds them allows me to develop unique treatment plans to meet their individual needs.