About

“THE OCEAN DOES NOT APOLOGIZE FOR ITS DEPTH AND THE MOUNTAINS DO NOT SEEK FORGIVENESS FOR THE SPACE THEY TAKE AND SO, NEITHER SHALL I. ”
— Becca Lee

My Story

I know what it’s like -
to feel both too much
& not enough.

In the summer before my first year of college I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aftermath of the diagnosis caused a chain reaction of emotional upheaval which brought to light all other traumas not yet acknowledged. When life became unmanageable I started talk therapy, was put on an endlessly rotating combination of pharmaceuticals, and set out on the the academic road to law school. Everything I did at this time seemed to further separate me from my body and left me feeling exhausted, fragmented and unfulfilled. 

One of the many pivotal moments in my healing journey happened the week before I was to sit for the LSAT. I had a profound psychedelic journey— an exquisitely beautiful state of consciousness opened that was both gentle and honest. I felt the protective parts of me fall silent, and I understood that I was living from a wound rather than from a place of integrated healing. The psychedelic magnified what had been hidden inside of me, revealing how TRAUMA WAS THE INVISIBLE FORCE SHAPING MY LIFE.

Integrated healing is what brought me home to myself.

The experience awakened me to the labyrinth-like terrain of the subconscious, and I was inspired to redraw the map in a way that put love in the center. Driven by a yearning to know all parts of myself, I explored lucid dreaming, Art Therapy, tantric yoga, Buddhism, meditation and flow states. And over the last 17 years I have devoted my life to the intersections of art, psychology and spirituality. Within each field I found a truth reflected back at me: In tending to ourselves we honor the liminal and parasympathetic energies of rest, repair, and creation through the media of awareness and compassion. IN CARING FOR THE SELF WE DISCOVER THE SELF.

MY SELF-CARE PRACTICES

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Tuning into my body’s wisdom & honoring my changing seasons

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Reading, reaching out for help when I need it & learning to grieve well

Prioritizing rest, play & recalibrating my nervous system in nature

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Embracing all parts of myself: my shadow, magic & mysteries

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CLIENT STORIES

  • ‘I’ve never met anyone who is so clearly doing their calling. Meg has the most natural and playful way of engaging this work. She put me completely at ease (not an easy feat given my anxiety). I had never worked with psychedelics before and had A LOT of questions. Meg patiently met with me, answered all of my questions, and always gently guided me back to myself and my body. I felt so safe. Her love of this work creates a warm atmosphere and presence that is a potent medicine in itself.’

  • ‘My deepest appreciation goes to Meg for giving me my life back, for introducing me to myself and for now being able to live as the best version of myself that those who are most important to me, deserve. If you’re struggling as I was, I encourage you to find a way to do this. To desperately commit to all the things that are a part of KAP and psychedelic integration. You may just save yourself. You may just find yourself.’

  • ‘I think everyone could benefit from this type of inner work’ (KAP & Psychedelic Integration client)

  • ‘KAP was a game changer. Working with Meg was the first time I’ve felt truly safe in my life. I truly appreciate our time and experiences together. I feel more understanding and acceptance around my trauma and more prepared for life's challenges.’

  • ‘Thank you for traveling with me. Exploring my subconscious felt daunting and at other times blissful, but you have been there with me through it all and I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to express how much it has meant to me. I know the journey isn’t over but it means the world to me to know that I’m not alone.’

  • ‘Working with Meg helped me to revitalize my life. As someone with religious trauma I appreciated her use of spirituality and philosophy to help me clarify and energize my values (the secret ingredient I had been missing). After working with Meg I feel confident in the vision I have for my life and am unafraid to ‘GET AFTER IT!’

  • ‘I found Meg after a unfortunate and traumatic psychedelic journey where I was left feeling hopeless and stuck. Meg helped me gain personal understanding of what had happened and find the hidden blessings within the trip using art therapy. She also introduced me to harm reduction and boundary work which has led to greater safety in every area of life. Most importantly I learned how to INTEGRATE the very important wisdom gained from plant medicines.’

  • ‘Meg brings her whole self to this work. She’s given me permission to be a messy human who leads by example. I love her meditations, stories, her book recommendations and best of all- the real talk.’

Healing trauma is activism 

There’s nothing wrong with you. You are struggling because we exists in an ‘imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy’* that is traumatizing by design. Stress, local or distant, belongs to the whole.

Our bodies and nervous systems are all a part of our interconnected and interdependent world.

If we accept that there are no isolated or independent events, and everything is connected in a complex web of cause and effect, healing the Self becomes a radical act of devotion that benefits everyone.

When we find the courage to tenderly care for ourselves, we are engaging in collective care for others.

It is my dharma, or soul’s purpose, to facilitate the freedom preserving act of caring for the self. Self-care as a focal point for individual and collective equanimity, and a step toward a more compassionate, resilient, responsible society that’s invested in the revival of our planet.

*Bell Hooks

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.

Pema Chodron

Life

on a personal note…

I'm a forest dwelling, northern California native, Taurus sun, Taurus moon, Gemini rising, ENFP, Enneagram 8 with deep devotion to my community and wild lands. I LOVE reading, meditating, snow skiing, bikes, one-way ticket traveling, making stuff with my hands, anything that involves mountains, being in/on the water, geeking out on time, gongs, consciousness, psychedelics, history, Buddhism and philosophy, sci-fi, daydreaming in my hammock, SUP yoga, frolicking at Burning Man, experiencing the more than human realm, and the art of sacred bathing.

Experience & Training

Professional

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California (LMFT107064)

  • M.A. Marriage and Family Therapy, specialization: Art Therapy, research emphasis on Depth and Positive Psychologies, flow states and creativity, Notre Dame de Namur University, California

  • B.A., University of the Pacific, California 

  • EMDR level I 

  • Ketamine-Assisted Therapy: Theory and Methodology, Fluence

  • Psychedelic Integration, Fluence

  • Certification, Ethical Right Relationship in Psychedelic Therapy, Kylea Taylor

  • Certification, Internal Family Systems and Psychedelic Therapy

  • Certification Polyvagal Theory

  • Author, "Yoga, Flow and Art Therapy: An Investigation Into Yoga's Effects On The Creative Process"

  • Artist/Illustrator of "Happy To Be Me: A Yoga Adventure For All"

Personal

  • RYT 200 Instinctive Meditation, Radiance Sutras School of Meditation, Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine

  • 21 Taras for the 21st Century, Tara Mandala, Lopon Chandra Easton

  • Walking the Buddha’s Path to Enlightenment, Tara Mandala, Polly Ryan

  • Tibetan Thanka painting, Lama Gyurme Rabgye

  • Embodied Feminine Leadership Program, Temple Body Arts, Sofhia Thom

  • RYT 300 in Kundalini, Divine Light Yoga,

  • RYT 200 in Ashtanga Yoga, Ajarya Yoga Academy

  • Fifteen years of continuous study and practice of yoga, lucid dreaming and meditation

  • Sixteen years of personal experience with expanded states of consciousness