Lee Merkley

Above all, I seek to empower clients through safety and connection. I am a trans, non-binary, neuro-divergent human, with 8+ years in recovery from addiction. My lived experience informs my ability to show up with clients in a wholistic, human first kind of way.

MY EXPERIENCE

• Residential Treatment Centres 6+ years
• Co-facilitating Equine Therapy 3+ years
• Private practice – 3+ years
• Addiction recovery 8+ years
• Clinical Management/Supervision
• Worked primarily with military and first responders

MY APPROACH

• I combine many standard treatment modalities and embrace the unique presentation of each client, allowing us to build diverse and wholistic treatment plans together.
• Person first, trauma informed language informs all interactions
• Mindfulness Based Therapies, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy.