Meredith Reese

LPC

Therapist

About Meredith Reese

Big emotions. Big behaviors. Big family stress. You don’t have to figure it all out alone.

I’m Meredith Reese, LPC, and for more than 20 years, I’ve worked alongside children, adolescents, and families navigating some of life’s most difficult mental health and behavioral challenges. I’ve learned something important along the way: behind challenging behavior is usually a person trying to communicate something they don’t yet know how to say.

That’s where we start—with curiosity instead of judgment.

I help children, teens, adults, and families better understand what’s happening beneath the surface, develop healthier ways of coping, and build stronger relationships. Whether your family is dealing with anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, behavioral concerns, or simply feeling overwhelmed, therapy can create room to slow things down and find a better way forward.

Experience You Can Feel Confident In

I bring more than two decades of behavioral health experience to the therapy room, including work in inpatient psychiatric care, residential treatment, foster care, trauma-focused programs, community-based services, and outpatient therapy.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked extensively with youth and families facing complex emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs. I’ve also led high-acuity behavioral health programs and helped develop trauma-informed services designed to improve safety, stability, and long-term well-being.

What does all of that mean when you sit down with me?

It means I’ve seen families at many different points in their journeys. I understand that mental health struggles rarely happen in a vacuum. School, relationships, family dynamics, past experiences, stress, trauma, and environment can all play a role.

And I know that sometimes parents are struggling just as much as their kids.

You don’t need someone telling you that you should have everything figured out. You need someone willing to listen, understand what’s really happening, and help you identify practical next steps.

What We Can Work On Together

I work with clients experiencing:

Anxiety & excessive worry
Depression & mood disorders
Anger & emotional regulation difficulties
Behavioral challenges
Family conflict
Trauma & PTSD
Stress & feeling overwhelmed
Complex or persistent mental health concerns
Psychotic disorders

For younger clients, behaviors such as anger, withdrawal, defiance, emotional outbursts, or difficulty connecting with family may be signs that something deeper is happening.

Rather than focusing only on stopping a behavior, I want to understand it.

What is your child communicating? What triggers the behavior? What helps them feel safe? What patterns are keeping your family stuck?

Once we understand the “why,” we can begin working on the “what now?”

My Approach to Therapy

My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, practical, and compassionate.

Therapy isn’t about sitting across from someone who has all the answers. You know yourself—and parents know their children—in ways no therapist ever could. I bring clinical experience and perspective to the table, and together we use that knowledge to develop a plan that makes sense for your life.

We may work on recognizing emotional triggers, developing coping strategies, improving communication, strengthening relationships, processing difficult experiences, or finding healthier ways to manage stress, anger, anxiety, and depression.

Sometimes therapy means having difficult conversations.

Sometimes it means learning a new skill.

Sometimes it means realizing that the strategy you’ve tried 47 times isn’t working—and giving yourself permission to try something different.

Progress doesn’t have to happen all at once.

Trauma-Informed Care Matters

Trauma has been a significant focus throughout my career. I’ve worked with youth experiencing complex trauma and helped develop and lead trauma-informed programs, including specialized services for adolescent survivors of human trafficking.

I understand that trauma can affect much more than memories. It can influence emotions, relationships, trust, behavior, self-esteem, and the way someone experiences safety in the world.

My goal is to create a therapeutic environment where clients can work through difficult experiences at a pace that feels safe and manageable.

You won’t be pushed to tell your story before you’re ready.

Supporting Parents and Families

When a child struggles, the entire family can feel it.

Parents may find themselves wondering:

“Am I handling this correctly?”

“Why does everything turn into an argument?”

“Why is my child acting this way?”

Or the especially frustrating:

“We’ve tried everything. Now what?”

Part of my work is helping families move away from blame and toward understanding.

We can explore patterns, strengthen communication, develop more effective responses to behavior, and create realistic strategies that work beyond the therapy room.

Parents deserve support, too.

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