Biography

Meagan J. Pugh, D. Min., ATR-BC, SEP
790 Daniel Street
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707/823-1131
meaganpugh@sbcglobal.net

BIO SECTION
Dr. Meagan Pugh is in private practice in Sebastopol, California as a Somatic Art Therapist, Somatic Experiencing© Practitioner and Transpersonal Counselor. She is on the faculty of the graduate art therapy education program and Associate Professor at Sonoma State University. Meagan is a national workshop facilitator and specializes in an integrated approach to healing the somatizations of trauma. In her work with individuals, couples and groups, she is highly effective in healing trauma and helping clients regain their joy in life. Using the creative arts, she incorporates an in-depth exploration of archetypal energies through the chakras with the practice of Somatic Experiencing®.

Meagan brings to her clients and students the exciting theories that link mind and imagery with physical healing. She combines twenty-five years of experience counseling and teaching others with the fruits of her own healing journey.

Meagan is the author of the audiotape Finding a Safe Place in Your Body, which offers a creative approach to learning the language of your body. She is currently editing her soon to be published book, Spiraling into Wholeness: A Practical Guide for Healing using Creativity and Body Wisdom.

Affiliations:
American Art Therapy Association (ATTA) ATR-BC, 1993 - present
Northern California Art Therapy Association (NCATA), San Francisco, CA,1994 - present
Association of the Integration of the Whole Person (AIWP) - Transpersonal Counselor in Art Therapy, Pastoral Counselor, Rohnert Park, CA, 1994 – present
Foundation for Human Enrichment (FHE) - Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Affiliation, Lyons, Colorado, 1999 - present
Center for the Creative Arts Therapies (CCAT) - President, Board of Directors, Santa Rosa, California, 2003-2006.
GoodTherapy.org – on line registry. www.goodtherapy.org