Dre Meller, AMFT

My practice is collaborative, eclectic, and creative. I tend to use metaphor and humor as a part of my practice. I am trauma-aware, intuitive, and inquisitive. My style is accepting and curious, so I ask questions to understand patterns and the meaning of things. When working with groups, I take a direct approach to help folks see patterns or point out things I see. I work from an integrative lens with all my clients. Consent is important to me as a clinician. I work with clients to create the path in therapy. While I may have a lot of schooling and training, I honor that you bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise of your lived experience. 

I can offer a lot of different modalities but my most frequent interventions stem from narrative, family systems, and parts work. I am trained in Comprehensive Resource Modeling (CRM), EMDR, Brainspotting, EFT, IFS, and Gottman. I tend to draw from different relational, attachment-based, and trauma-aware models. 

I love helping people in their relationships with others. I work with a variety of relationships from families, polycules, queer, hetero, romantic, friends, co-workers, etc. I am sex-positive and kink-allied. My goal is to affirm my clients and listen to understand. I appreciate working with interpersonal chaos and can help people find their way to deeper understanding and connection.

Working with trauma is familiar and comfortable for me. I work from a place of non judgment and harm reduction. I understand the process of working with trauma on a personal level so I know the vulnerability involved. I work with clients and their nervous systems in a balanced way. Too much, too fast can be activating, so I help clients with regulation during the process. Though trauma work can be restimulating, I help clients feel internally resourced to minimize flooding. I see trauma work as a dance.