Meet Megan
Hello!
My name is Megan Welwood (she/her). I am a cisgender woman of English, Irish, Polish, Scottish and Finnish descent. I respectfully acknowledge that I am an uninvited settler living and working on the traditional Treaty 4 territory, the original lands of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakoda and Lakota, and the homeland of Métis Nation, known as Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. I am committed to understanding the ongoing impacts of colonization and working towards decolonization both within and outside the counselling room.
An important value of mine is to be involved in a community of practitioners, working with a community of clients and I am delighted to do just that through Fellow Travellers Healing Collective! I seek to create a warm, grounding and collaborative space. I work from a humanistic lens, centered in a belief that each of us is insightful, resourceful and capable.
My Core Values:
Freedom (Autonomy), Joy, Equanimity, Relationships (self, others, community), Courage and Vitality.
My Path
Important life experiences have led me to be here now, as a fellow traveller and guide.
Professionally, my journey started with the few years I worked as an Exercise Therapist in chronic disease management. It was in this time that I began to see the reciprocal relationship of mental and physical health and the importance of the mind-body connection.
In 2010, I pursued my interest in the mind by taking the pre-requisite courses for the Master of Counselling program. However, I am an experiential and “turtle speed” learner so I jumped at the opportunity to work within the field of mental health before applying to a Masters Program. I am now entering my 12th year working in the field of Mental Health.
Personally, mindfulness has been central in my life since I started practicing yoga in 2006, becoming an even bigger part of my life when I began formalized meditation in 2012. Presently, I have a regular meditation practice and a yoga practice that suits my needs and I have been involved in several silent meditation retreats over the past decade.
My professional and personal life experiences have led me to a belief that we all seek to uncover meaning, reduce suffering, and experience joy throughout our life time. Throughout my own journey, I have learned that I must have a strong understanding of my own internal landscape to navigate the complex, dynamic and sometimes paradoxical ways of being human. As a guide, I will be privileged to be a part of a fellow traveller’s journey as they navigate the landscape of their life.
Formal Education + Training
What I’ve Done
- M.C, Master of Counselling, City University of Seattle – Edmonton, Canada
- BSc., Exercise and Sport Studies, University of Saskatchewan
- Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist – Individual, Trauma Institute International
- Matrix – Evidence-based treatment for those who struggle with substance use
- Trans Inclusive Healthcare Series – University of Saskatchewan
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy – DBT skills, DBT Foundational & DBT Intensive Training
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- 200hr Yoga Teacher Training – Bodhi Tree Regina
- LivingWorks: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- Pain & Therapeutic Yoga Practices
- Pain BC: The Pain Foundations Course Series
What I’m Doing
- EMDR Therapist – Partially Trained
- Mindful Self Compassion – Currently on track to becoming a teacher of this practice
- Schema Therapy Course 1 – in progress
- What’s on my current bookshelf: Dignity and Leading with Dignity- Donna Hicks, Human Kind, a hopeful history – Rutger Bregman, How we show up – Mya Birdsong
What I’d Love To Do
- Sensory-Enhanced Yoga for Self-Regulation & Trauma Healing
- Continue to build my trauma treatment repertoire to have 3-5 modes of offerings
- SCIP — Self-Compassion In Psychotherapy
- Become a Canadian Certified Counsellor Supervisor (CCC-S)
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Personal Work
I am committed to personal work. It has been essential to meet my own fallibility in this messy human life, and help me experience more joy, ease, gratitude and peace.
This includes: engagement in personal therapy, meditation retreats, regular meditation and mindfulness practice, reading, journalling, movement in various forms, community connection and involvement through committee work, podcasts that promote self-reflection and ongoing learning. Right now my learning involves more right brain creative work through drawing abstract emotions and I am soon to learn a new instrument!
Job Titles
- Canadian Certified Counsellor #10007227
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association - Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist for Individuals (CCTSI)
- Yoga Teacher
What You Can Expect of Me:
I am largely guided by ethical caring, such that I ensure there is choice and autonomy in the counselling process.
My approach to counselling is personalized and adaptive. If something doesn’t work for you, I assume the approach needs to change, not you!
I Offer:
Appointments available in Regina (Monday) and Moose Jaw (Friday). If you don’t live in/near those locations or prefer virtual therapy – you have the option to book virtually in any of my appointment times.