she/her
Megan PatersonLMFT
Location
Virtual, California
Insurance Accepted
Anthem Blue Cross Of CA, Aetna, Health Net/MHN
Communication Style
Calming, Direct, Empowering, Holistic, Warm
Focus areas
Anxiety, Burnout, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, Life Transitions, Panic, Relationship Concerns, Stress, Trauma, Women's Issues
Experienced with
Parents, First responders, Blended families
Years of Experience
11+
There is no cookie-cutter plan that works for every person, so my therapy style is adaptive, creative, and client-focused.
License number
#53371
Therapy style
I’m a divorced, co-parenting mom (of multiples!). My experience of parenting through divorce and co-parenting beyond it gives me tremendous empathy for my client’s struggles. Going through personal life challenges has given me the strength, passion, and resilience to help others. No matter where you’re starting, things can get better.
I also know that when you walk through the fire of life you’ll come to find understanding and a new path. It does get better! Every day I help individuals and couples move toward being their best selves and living their best lives.
I used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT is a short-term, problem-focused form of behavioral treatment that helps people see the difference between beliefs, thoughts, and feelings, and free them from unhelpful patterns of behavior. There is no cookie-cutter plan that works for every person, so my therapy style is adaptive, creative, and client-focused.
Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution-focused
- Strengths-based
Languages Spoken
English
Education
MS - Counseling, California State University, Sacramento
Interests
I am a softball mom. I love the theater and music