Dr. Karen Meagher is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 18 years of experience, specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy, grief and loss counseling, professional leadership development, sports and exercise psychology, and the mind-body connection. She earned her PhD with a focus on integrating therapeutic techniques that foster resilience and growth across a variety of settings, including interpersonal, professional, and health-related areas. Dr. Meagher takes an eclectic approach to therapy, tailoring interventions to fit each client’s preferences and unique needs. Her work emphasizes a resiliency-focused mindset, highlighting your strengths and successes while helping you navigate current challenges with a growth-oriented perspective. She also specializes in using the mind-body connection and kinesthetic interventions to foster growth and resilience, helping clients harness both physical and emotional resources. Additionally, Dr. Meagher is open to addressing past trauma and how it affects your sense of self and relationships, guiding you towards healing and transformation.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session, you can expect a welcoming, supportive environment where we focus on building trust and understanding. I’ll take time to get to know you—your goals, challenges, and any specific concerns you’d like to address. We’ll discuss what brought you to therapy and explore what you’re hoping to achieve, whether it’s relief from anxiety, healing from trauma, or improving your performance in a particular area of life. You’ll also have the opportunity to share past experiences and how they may be impacting your current well-being, though we’ll move at your pace. We’ll begin exploring how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors connect, using approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and incorporating mind-body techniques as needed. From this first session, I’ll start to tailor the treatment to your unique needs—whether that means addressing your immediate concerns or mapping out a longer-term plan. You’ll leave the session with a clearer sense of how we can work together, feeling heard, supported, and empowered to move forward.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
• Tailored, Eclectic Approach: I adapt my methods to fit the client, whether it’s CBT, experiential therapy, or mind-body techniques. This flexibility allows me to meet clients where they are, ensuring the therapy aligns with their preferences and goals. • Trauma-Informed Care: I create a supportive, non-judgmental space for clients, especially those recovering from trauma. My ability to balance compassionate care with effective interventions allows clients to process difficult emotions at their own pace. • Focus on Resilience and Growth: I approach therapy from a strength-based perspective, helping clients build on their successes and navigate challenges with a growth-oriented mindset. This fosters resilience in a variety of areas, from personal relationships to professional leadership. • Mind-Body Integration: My focus on the mind-body connection and kinesthetic interventions allows clients to engage more fully in the therapeutic process, tapping into both emotional and physical resources for healing and growth. • Extensive Experience: With 18 years of experience as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I bring a wealth of knowledge in working with anxiety, trauma, grief, leadership challenges, and performance-related issues. This deep understanding enables me to offer clients a wide range of tools to address their specific needs.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), we’ll work together to examine how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected. I’ll guide you in identifying negative thought patterns that may be fueling your anxiety, stress, or other challenges. You’ll learn practical strategies to challenge and reframe these thoughts to help you feel more in control. Throughout the process, I take a resiliency-focused approach, helping you draw on your strengths and past successes to work through current challenges. We’ll tailor interventions to fit your unique needs, incorporating the mind-body connection and kinesthetic techniques to ensure that you’re mentally and physically engaged in the healing process. As we work through CBT, you’ll notice how changing your thinking patterns can lead to more positive emotions and behaviors. Together, we’ll build skills to reduce your symptoms and empower you to handle future challenges confidently and resiliently.
Motivational Interviewing
In Motivational Interviewing, the focus is on your goals and motivations. Rather than telling you what to do, I guide you in exploring what’s truly important to you and what changes you want to make. I create a supportive, non-judgmental space where you can openly discuss your ambivalence, fears, or uncertainty around change. We’ll have conversations that help you recognize your strengths and values, using them to drive the decisions you make. I tailor the process to you, integrating traditional talk therapy and, if you like, mind-body techniques and interventions to help you tap into your physical and emotional resources. You’ll feel more empowered to make changes at your own pace, moving through challenges like anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors, trauma, or personal and professional goals with greater confidence and resilience. Motivational Interviewing gives you the tools to take control of your path. As your partner, I will support you as you build the life you want based on your unique strengths and desires.
Experiential Therapy
In Experiential Therapy, you won’t just talk about your feelings—you’ll experience them in new and meaningful ways. Using Experiential Therapy, I guide you through scenario-based exercises or exercises that connect movement with emotions and creative exercises to help you explore emotions that might be hard to express verbally. As we work together, I’ll tailor the approach to your preferences to help you engage your mind and body. This dynamic process allows you to tap into deeper emotions, break through old patterns, and build resilience. You’ll discover how these experiences help you better understand yourself and your relationships, allowing for meaningful change and growth. Whether you’re addressing anxiety, depression, past trauma, or personal challenges, experiential therapy offers a hands-on approach that empowers you to heal from the inside out.
Trauma Informed Care
In Trauma-Informed Care, you’ll experience a therapy approach that prioritizes your well-being, trust, and empowerment. I understand how trauma can profoundly affect the way you feel about yourself and interact with others. Together, we’ll move at a pace that feels comfortable for you, acknowledging your past experiences without rushing into them. Our sessions focus on creating a space where your voice is heard and your boundaries are respected. I’ll support you in exploring how past trauma may impact your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors today, but in a way that feels supportive and non-triggering. We’ll work to build on your strengths, using a resiliency-focused approach to help you regain control over your life and emotions. I’ll also incorporate mind-body techniques and kinesthetic interventions to help you process trauma not just mentally but physically as well. By tapping into both your emotional and physical resources, you’ll be able to build resilience and create lasting healing. Trauma-informed care is about helping you reclaim your sense of self in a compassionate, empowering, and inspiring way.