About Meera
What kind of experience and education does a therapist like Meera have?
Meera's undergraduate and graduate degrees were in social work, which taught issues related to mental health, substance use, structural oppression, systemic violence. She then undertook substantial training in narrative therapy which provided the tools to ask questions to better understand what her clients were experiencing. Meera also ran two counselling programs and provided substantial clinical supervision to practicum counsellors and interns. Her license as a registered social worker with the BC College of Social Workers ensures she is accountable to their ethics and standards of practice. Meera receives her own clinical supervision in the form of a Solidarity Group / Community of Practice facilitated by Vikki Reynolds, and has joined the team at Narrative Initiatives San Diego and their monthly professional development group. She seeks out consultation and supervision individually from members of both these groups as needed.
Overview
Meera has over two decades of experience in social work related non-profit and health care sectors, in program planning, policy and advocacy. As a mental health clinician she is a respected therapist and clinical supervisor. Meera has a PhD in social health sciences, and is a registered social worker (RSW). She has held academic appointments at the University of Victoria, University of British Columbia, Toronto Metropolitan University.
She spent 15 years in the nonprofit sector in Toronto, in front line, program planning and development in the anti-violence sector, homelessness and housing and the HIV/AIDS sector. After completion of her master of social work degree she came to Vancouver and moved into health care, hospitals and palliative care. Since 2013 Meera has worked as a narrative therapist, clinical supervisor in private practice and as a consultant to teams and organizations.
My own clinical supervison and clinical consultation takes place through different communities of practice. Siince 2017 I have been part of a Solidarity Group facilitated by Vikki Reynolds
