Hi, I’m Megan.

Somewhere in your twenties, the family you grew up in, the faith you were raised in, and the relationships you've had start to catch up with you. You notice you're anxious in ways you can't explain, hard on yourself in ways that don't make sense, or repeating patterns you swore you'd never repeat. And underneath it is the quiet worry that you should have figured this out by now.

Maybe you learned to keep the peace at any cost, or to doubt your own judgment, or to earn love rather than expect it. Together, we'll look at how you learned to attach, communicate, and handle emotion, and we'll reshape what no longer fits. You'll leave equipped to navigate your relationships, career, and life's transitions with real confidence.

My style is warm, collaborative, and relational, balancing emotional insight with practical tools to help you feel more grounded, empowered, and connected, both to yourself and to the people you love.

Clinical Experience

My clinical training began with young adults and college students, where I found my footing helping others find theirs, working through anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and questions of faith, sexuality, and identity. From there, I expanded into couples and family work, where I saw firsthand how deeply our relationships shape our sense of self, and how painful it can be when those same relationships become sources of conflict or disconnection.

Before becoming a therapist, I worked in early childhood education, an experience that taught me just how foundational attachment and emotional regulation really are. That's the thread running through my work now: our struggles are rarely isolated. They're connected to the stories and relationships that shaped us, and my job is to help you get curious about those patterns while building the skills to create something different.

Clinical Specialties

I work with clients healing from religious trauma or high-control environments, and I'm especially passionate about working with the queer community, where internalized homophobia and an increasingly hostile political climate can make it hard to feel fully at home in yourself. I strive to provide a safe, affirming space to sort through what you were taught, keep what's yours, and build a life and community rooted in love and acceptance. I'm trained in EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy, and we can draw on those approaches when past experiences are still shaping the present.

I also work with couples. The same patterns that shaped us as individuals tend to show up in our partnerships, and couples often get out of rhythm and forget how to do the "dance" of their relationship. Drawing on Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method, I'll help you uncover the deeper dynamics keeping distance between you, step out of the blame game, and reconnect with your relationship's strengths.

Education

Master of Marriage and Family Therapy, Lipscomb University

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Advanced Training in Play Therapy

Gottman Level 1 Trained

EMDR Level 1 Trained

Prepare/Enrich Certified Facilitator

Cognitive Processing Therapy Certified