Evolve with Meg Therapies

05/07/2023

Put up another new sign at the office :)! Here is my partner who does most of the work that involves being handy as that is not my strong suit ❤️🥰! He also found the sign at Winners this weekend ❤️✨
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01/16/2023

I am trying to do better slightly with posting this year! So figured I would introduce myself 🙂
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My name is Megan, and I am a therapist, who is a social worker by background! I work part time as a therapist and part time as a lead in healthcare!
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In therapy, my area is helping individuals to work through trauma or negative experience. I am an EMDR trained therapist and am working toward my certification (hopefully I will finish it in 2023!!). I also integrate CBT, DBT, ACT and mindfulness into my practice as well!
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I approach therapy from a curious lens, and my hope is that I can provide you with some tools to help manage on a day to day basis!
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In my spare time you can usually find me going to the gym, a yoga class, spin class, or reading 🙂
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02/07/2022

01/21/2022

Hi everyone! I wanted to give an update on my practice! 🌟I have officially gone part-time with my practice with availability on daytime hours on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays in addition to some evenings and weekends like I was offering in previous. This is a very exciting shift, as I have gone part-time in the work I do in healthcare!
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However, I do want to be transparent with this shift, because I find that naming feelings and acknowledging that I feel a certain way is important. I’ve honestly been dreaming of this shift for a long long long time. I’ve always wanted to be able to wake up and have my own business that I work on during the week during the day time. I spent 2.5 years doing this on the side and I was busy! So in order to create a bit more balance and show up a little more present for the clients I work for, I decided it was time for a shift
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But with this shift, I feel imposter syndrome. I’m about 2 weeks into this and I am scared! I feel pressure to fill all my time slots, I feel pressure to show up and do additional training, and I feel pressure to have already figured this all out. But then I realize Megan it’s been 2 weeks, give yourself time (my boyfriend also tells me this and I mean he’s right!!). I think it’s okay that I feel this, and the recovering perfectionist in me knows that it’s okay to lean into the unknown in this shift.
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I’ve decided to list some of things I can control and here are a few:
- How I show up with my clients- I strive to be present and supportive in my session.
- How I prioritize my mental health - I can engage in moving my body, meditation and attending my own therapy and supervision sessions, to help me process what I’m feeling and also be reflective in my practice, and
- I can spend time with the people I love.
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I’m learning to trust this process and know that this was the right move in my journey both personally and professionally! I have to give it time and I know that it will transform! Thank you so very much for popping by and listening ❤️🌟! I hope you all have a cozy and restful weekend!

10/01/2021

09/18/2021

Me in my new space and so excited to meet you ❤️❤️❤️!!
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I haven’t introduced myself on my page in a very long time so here we go!
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Hi everyone! I’m Megan! I am a social worker by background! I completed my Bachelor of Social Work degree in 2016 at the University of Manitoba and my Master of Social Work degree at University of Calgary in 2019! I started Evolve with Meg Therapies in 2019 on a whim in all honesty and I fell in love with being a therapist and helping people through talk therapy! I also work full time as a Clinical Lead for social work at a local hospital!
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In therapy, my goal is to walk with you to process some of things that are going on in your life and to also provide you with some coping mechanisms to also assist you. I hope to create a safe space for you to be open, honest, authentic and vulnerable!
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I seriously love what I do and am so lucky to be a social worker and to walk with you in some of the toughest of times! This is seriously one of the most rewarding jobs and I couldn’t imagine my life without it ❤️✨
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Happy to also offer you any support or if you have any questions at all please reach out! ✨✨
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09/12/2021

Hey friends ❤️!!
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Just wanted to let you know that I now have a new office and started seeing clients here yesterday! This is a beautiful space located at 2151 Portage Avenue! I have been on the hunt for a space that is more accessible to people around the city to access and I am so happy I found something. 😀😀
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My schedule for the fall will be as follows:
✨Mondays - 5-8pm - in person appointments
✨Tuesdays - 5:30-8pm - online appointments
✨Thursdays - 5:30-8pm - online appointments
✨Saturdays - 10am - 2pm - in person appointments
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Please note that if you are a client through one of my contracts through GFIT or Inkblot, my schedule differs slightly 🙂
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Please let me know if you want to book an appointment or if you have any questions! —
Cheers to fall 🍂🍃
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08/22/2021

Celebrating being in practice for 2 years 🎉!! I’ve told this story before, I’ve been a social worker for over 5 years and in private practice for 2 and it brings me so much joy to walk with clients in some of their most vulnerable times.
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I know I’ve been a bit inactive on here but please note I see clients 4 times per week in addition to leading team of social workers in a hospital 🌟✨
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I am so proud of myself and proud of all my clients to putting in the work to help themselves! I learn more and more from them then they probably could ever learn from me!
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If there is anything that you want to see from me in terms of content, please share! I hope to start filming some reels soon ha they sound fun ❤️🌟✨
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Thank you everyone for the support 😘
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04/06/2021

Today is mental health Monday! Which is going to be the theme of all Mondays ahead (sorry that it is a little late)
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I do want to say that sometimes when our mental health isn’t at the best we can feel like everyone else has it together. And I mean some of them may, but I also think that we are all going through things whether big or small.
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I want to start normalizing mental health and discussions about mental health. It is okay to not be okay. It is okay to talk about mental health. It is okay to feel like you’re unproductive or like you don’t have it together. ❤️
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Life can be hard, especially in a pandemic. —
What is something you are doing for your mental health?
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04/04/2021

I wanted to hop on here and remind everyone to just breathe. Something that I think we forget at times because life can get away on us.
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I wanted to share a breathing technique called progressive muscle relaxant, which can be used when dealing with anxious thoughts or panic. In order to engage in progressive muscle relaxant, you would go through various muscles in your body and tense them and then release them.
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So let’s try it. I want you to tense your toes, and count 1...2...3... and then release them. Then go to your foot like, tense it and then release it. You would do this for all muscle groups in your body.
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Progressive muscle relaxant is a grounding technique and helps to calm down your nervous system that may be activated when you feel anxious or panic.
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Have you ever tried progressive muscle relaxant or something similar?
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