Megan Paterson, LMFT

Megan Paterson, LMFT I am Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in CA and NV. I offer in-person and online

11/12/2025

🌿✨ Meet Megan Paterson, LMFT #53371 ✨🌿

I’m a licensed therapist and yoga instructor based in Rocklin, CA, offering a holistic approach to healing through EMDR therapy, sex therapy, couples therapy, co-parenting support, Reiki, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga Nidra.

I’m also an online co-parenting course developer, helping parents navigate challenging dynamics with clarity and compassion. My work integrates mind, body, and spirit — supporting individuals and couples to find deeper connection, balance, and aliveness. 💫

Whether you’re healing trauma, navigating intimacy, improving co-parenting, or seeking more peace in your life, you’re welcome here.

🪷 In-person and telehealth sessions available
🧘‍♀️ Yoga and Reiki offerings shared at placertherapy.com

✨ DM me if you’re interested in learning more about Ketamine-Assisted Therapy and how it can support emotional healing and nervous system regulation.

10/24/2025

✨Exploring Different Sexual Styles✨
Sex isn’t one-size-fits-all — it’s an evolving expression of connection, energy, and embodiment.

Here are a few different ways people explore intimacy:

💫 Trance Sex — A meditative, slowed-down experience where breath, movement, and energy create deep presence and altered states of connection.

🤍 Partnered Sex — Focused on mutual pleasure, communication, and attunement to one another’s needs and boundaries.

🎭 Role Playing — A playful and creative way to step into different parts of self, enhancing safety, curiosity, and erotic exploration.

As a therapist, I see how understanding our unique sexual style can open deeper healing, trust, and pleasure within ourselves and in relationship.

🪷 Therapy can support you in exploring sexuality through mindfulness, embodiment, and compassion.

10/24/2025

💔 Three Feelings Often Overlooked in Healing 💔

So often in the healing process, we focus on the symptoms — anxiety, insecurity, fear — but miss the roots underneath.
Three of the most painful, yet often overlooked, emotions are:

1️⃣ Betrayal – when trust is broken and the nervous system stays on alert
2️⃣ Abandonment – when love or safety was withdrawn and we learned to self-protect
3️⃣ Rejection – when our authentic self was unseen or unwanted

These experiences shape how we attach, how we love, and how safe we feel in connection.

As a therapist, I look for these roots to support deeper healing — not just coping, but transformation. 🌿

If this resonates, I offer EMDR, IFS, and somatic therapy to help you gently reconnect with the parts of you that need repair.

Learn more at placertherapy.com

✨ Common Healing Bypasses ✨In the healing world, it’s easy to look like we’re growing when really, we’re avoiding.Healin...
10/24/2025

✨ Common Healing Bypasses ✨
In the healing world, it’s easy to look like we’re growing when really, we’re avoiding.
Healing bypasses happen when we use tools or insight to escape our emotions instead of integrating them.

Here are a few to notice gently — no judgment, just awareness 💫

🌿 Spiritual bypass – using “love and light” to skip the hard emotions
🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness bypass – calming down instead of feeling what’s underneath
💬 Therapy bypass – talking about healing instead of doing the inner work
💫 Positivity bypass – staying “high vibe” while ignoring sadness or anger
🕊️ Energy bypass – focusing on vibration but avoiding emotional roots
🌘 Shadow bypass – naming our shadow without integrating it
💔 Forgiveness bypass – forgiving before processing the pain
🌳 Meaning bypass – jumping to “everything happens for a reason” too soon

Healing isn’t about perfection — it’s about presence.
The more we can feel, the more we can truly heal. 💜

If this resonates, I use EMDR, IFS, and somatic practices to help you connect more deeply with your authentic self.
Learn more at placertherapy.com

🖤 October invites us into the creepy and the dark —but in therapy, we explore a different kind of darkness: the shadow.T...
10/09/2025

🖤 October invites us into the creepy and the dark —
but in therapy, we explore a different kind of darkness: the shadow.

The shadow is the part of us we may not fully see, but it still shapes our choices, relationships, and emotions.
Exploring it brings healing, self-connection, and peace.

I use Internal Family Systems (IFS), parts work, and EMDR to help you safely meet and integrate your shadow — with compassion, not fear.

✨ Ready to explore?
DM me or visit www.placertherapy.com to learn more.

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Megan Paterson, LMFT #53371
6556 Lonetree Blvd, Suite #203
Rocklin, CA 95765
📞 530-830-9079
🌿 In-person & Telehealth

💡 Why I Study IFS (Internal Family Systems) as a TherapistAs a therapist, I’m always learning and staying on top of the...
09/25/2025

💡 Why I Study IFS (Internal Family Systems) as a Therapist

As a therapist, I’m always learning and staying on top of the latest research. Internal Family Systems (IFS) is one of the most powerful, evidence-based ways to help people understand themselves on a deeper level.

IFS teaches us that we all have many “parts” — the protector parts, the exiled parts, and the true Self that can lead with compassion. The more I understand this model, the better I can guide my clients toward healing, wholeness, and self-leadership. 💛

Learning never stops — for me, or for the people I work with. 🧠✨

🌱 Reclaiming Beginner’s MindIn Internal Family Systems (IFS), we talk about the Self — your core, wise, compassionate ce...
09/20/2025

🌱 Reclaiming Beginner’s Mind

In Internal Family Systems (IFS), we talk about the Self — your core, wise, compassionate center.

Buddhists call it Beginner’s Mind — a way of seeing the world with curiosity and openness.

But as we grow older, we’re taught to become “experts.” We categorize, judge, and rely on what we already know. This can limit our perspective and close us off to new possibilities.

Therapy helps you reconnect with your Self — your own beginner’s mind. It helps you notice the difference between when you’re leading with curiosity and compassion… and when old protective parts are running the show.

✨ Growth isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you truly are.

“Therapy isn’t about pulling you into the light before you’re ready.A good therapist will sit with you in the dark — qui...
09/15/2025

“Therapy isn’t about pulling you into the light before you’re ready.
A good therapist will sit with you in the dark — quietly, safely — until your own eyes adjust.”

🖤 This is therapy.
🖤 This is healing.
🖤 This is what I offer in my space.

✨ What is Ketamine Therapy? ✨Ketamine therapy is a research-backed treatment used for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chr...
09/12/2025

✨ What is Ketamine Therapy? ✨
Ketamine therapy is a research-backed treatment used for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic pain when traditional approaches haven’t worked. It works by creating new pathways in the brain and can help people feel relief faster than standard medications.

💡 Why consider it?
• Can provide rapid symptom relief
• May support breakthroughs in therapy
• Helps “reset” the brain’s response to stress

🧠 How I can help you process:
I offer integration support to help you make sense of your ketamine experience, process emotions, and turn insights into lasting change. Think of it as bridging the medical treatment with your emotional healing.

📅 Curious about how this could fit into your healing journey? Let’s talk.

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09/10/2025

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🌿 Labor Day Rest & Reset 🌿Today is a reminder to pause, breathe, and let nature support your rest. Ecotherapy teaches us...
08/31/2025

🌿 Labor Day Rest & Reset 🌿
Today is a reminder to pause, breathe, and let nature support your rest. Ecotherapy teaches us that the outdoors isn’t just scenery—it’s medicine.

Here are a few simple ways to restore your body + mind in nature this Labor Day:

✨ Take a mindful walk – notice the colors, shapes, and sounds around you.
✨ Find a sit spot – rest under a tree or in your yard and let yourself be still.
✨ Try barefoot grounding – feel the grass, sand, or earth beneath your feet.
✨ Practice a weather check-in – describe your mood as if it were the sky today.
✨ Create a nature mandala – gather leaves, rocks, or flowers into a pattern as a meditation.

Remember: Rest is productive. 🌸
Give yourself permission to slow down, reset, and let nature hold you today. •
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