Meriah is a person-centered counselor who believes in the power of listening. She believes that you know what’s best for yourself; she can help you figure out some pieces and process through therapeutic tools. Meriah specializes in working with people who have an intersection with disability (- autism, neurodiverse, Down syndrome, deaf, blind, intellectual, or developmental disability, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, physical disability, chronic illness, mental illness). “Intersection” with disability being either an acquired disability, disabled through life, a child or loved one with a disability or a recently acquired disability. View 5 Photos Meriah also enjoys working with neurotypicals, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people experiencing transitions (career, life, religion). She utilizes integrative approaches. She uses expressive arts, DBT, ACT, psycho-education and person- centered therapy. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area but having grown up in Fiji (Levuka, Suva), Hilo, Taiwan (Yu-Li), Macau, Japan (Fukuoka, Tokyo) and China (Guangzhou), Meriah is very comfortable with cross-cultural and multi-cultural adaption issues and can help with those specifically. She is proficient in Japanese and ASL and can “get by” in Mandarin Chinese.