Welcome, I’m Megan Patterson

I love helping people move from surviving to thriving!

As a trauma-informed therapist, I am always looking at how our past experiences have shaped who we are today.

As a mom with an ADHD brain, I understand the challenges of raising young humans in this chaos we call life.

As a survivor, therapy has helped me make peace with my past, and look forward to my future.

  • “I never thought I'd laugh this much in therapy."

  • "I can tell you believe me."

  • "I can be me and you don't make me feel crazy."

  • "I know you'll tell me like it is."

  • "You helped me understand how my brain works."

No shame in the brain

I’ve sometimes been called an “approachable nerd” because I get really excited about what our brains can do and their capacity heal.  Many times we can feel ashamed about our behaviors, emotions and experiences, when really they are often connected to what our brilliant brains have done to help protect us and survive. There’s no shame in that!

I believe that knowing how our own brain and nervous system works is key to helping us understand ourselves better.  This is one reason why I love EMDR therapy so much. It’s a way of supporting your brain in doing it’s own healing.

As a therapist with lived experience of late-diagnosed ADHD, I am particularly passionate about helping adult ADHDers work through the experiences of having a neurodivergent brain in a neurotypical world.

I’m committed to providing a neurodivergent friendly space in my own home, and just as committed to providing this space in my practice.

Education & Training

Education

Master’s in Social Work, Rutgers University

Bachelor’s in Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

Licensure & Certifications

NJ License #44SC05773000

Certified EMDR Therapist (EMDRIA)

ADHD Clinical Services Provider (Evergreen)

Certification in Violence Against Women and Children (Rutgers University)

Experience & Advanced Training

Senior Primary Therapist 

Princeton House Women’s Trauma and DBT program

Advanced EMDR Training

FLASH Technique (Philip Manfield, PhD) 

EMDR Intensives (Zero Disturbance & Scaling Up)

EMDR Therapy Protocols for Early Intervention & Ongoing Traumatic Stress (Ignacio Jarero, PhD, EdD)

Special Considerations for EMDR with Autistic and ADHD Clients- Part 1 (Christine MacInnis, LMFT)

Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (Shirley Jean Schmidt, LPC)

The EMDR Toolbox: AIP Methods for Treating Complex PTSD & Dissociative Personality Structure (Jim Knipe, PhD)

Neurodiverse Affirming ADHD Evaluations (NeuroAbundant)

The Complexities of Complex Trauma (ISSTD)

Essentials of Internal Family Systems (Harry Schneider, GPCC and Ted Riskin, LCSW)

Somatic Integrative Processing-Level 1 (Beyond Healing)

Professional affiliations

EMDR International Association

International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

National Association of Social Workers

Neurodiversity Affirming Therapists

 
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