About Meredith
My counseling approach is empathetic and client-centered. I primarily work with children, teens, and college students, and utilize a variety of therapeutic techniques in session, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Trauma-Focused Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). (You can read about TF-CBT below). Some other methods I use in counseling are play, art, mindfulness, writing, music, and active listening. For those that are open to it, I often use prayer and scripture reference as a means of support and encouragement. I work with clients struggling with a variety of presenting problems including: anxiety. depression, trauma, grief and loss, divorce, school difficulties, family or relationship struggles, life transitions, adoption and foster care.
I have been providing counseling to children, teens, and families for over 10 years. My past experience includes working in Child Advocacy Centers with children who have experienced trauma, and in other non-profit settings providing counseling. As someone who is adopted, I also love working with adoptive families.
I received my Master of Social Work at The University of Georgia. Prior to my graduate degree, I graduated with a BA in Psychology with a cognate in children’s studies from The University of South Carolina. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and am a Nationally Certified Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. "TF-CBT is an evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents impacted by trauma and their parents or caregivers. It is a components-based treatment model that incorporates trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral, family, and humanistic principles and techniques. TF-CBT has proved successful with children and adolescents (ages 3 to 21) who have significant emotional problems (e.g., symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, fear, anxiety, or depression) related to traumatic life events. It can be used with children and adolescents who have experienced a single trauma or multiple traumas in their lives." (nctsn.org).