Myles Buchanan Counseling
Compassionate & trauma-informed psychotherapy for your unique path

Encountering personal challenges and crises can be very painful, but within this pain there is opportunity for transformation, if we have the right support. My role is to provide the therapeutic relationship and space for your process. I will listen, help you make sense of your experience, and support you in rediscovering a sense of trust and deep confidence in yourself and this life.​
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Who I Support: I work with adolescents and adults experiencing a wide range of symptoms, especially anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, self-esteem challenges, identity concerns, social anxiety and loneliness, and concerns around relationships and communication. I have worked with survivors of complex trauma, sexual assault, and childhood abuse, and have experience supporting clients managing self-harm and suicidal thoughts. My work as a therapist centers around issues of identity and self-acceptance, which are often in dialogue with many of the above symptoms. In this way, suffering can be a gateway into this larger, mysterious project we all must take up as human beings: understanding who we are, accepting ourselves, and from there, realizing our purpose in this complex and challenging world.
My Approach: I am a psychodynamic therapist, which means that I focus on relationship in its many forms. This concept of “relationship” includes the relationships currently in your life, your childhood relationships with caregivers and family members, and the ways you relate to yourself. It also includes the clinical relationship you and I will build as therapist and client. All of these forms of relating are connected, and we can explore that in our work together. I believe the therapeutic relationship between client and therapist is a rich and mysterious ground for exploration, reflection, grieving, self-acceptance, change, bravery, and growth. All of this starts with you feeling safe and secure within our relationship, which is my top clinical priority. Only upon this foundation can the deeper work take place.
​I also use a variety of other therapeutic approaches, including:
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Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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Mindfulness-based
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Meditation
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Cognitive Therapy​
I weave these approaches into our work depending on your needs. These interventions involve understanding different internal "parts" of you that may be trying to keep you defended and shut down, exploring fixed beliefs you may be carrying about yourself and others, and using mindfulness as a gateway into your present moment experience.​
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Issues Treated: I have experience supporting clients with a range of issues, including but not limited to the following:​​
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Addiction
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ADHD
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Anxiety
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Autism
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Borderline Personality (BPD)
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Behavioral Challenges
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Chronic Illness
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Codependency
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Coping Skills
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Depression
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Dissociative Disorders (DID)
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Emotional Disturbance
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Family Conflict
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Gender Identity
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Grief
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Life Transitions
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Men's Issues
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Mood Disorders
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Peer Relationships
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Relationship Issues
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​Self Esteem
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Sexual Abuse
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Spirituality
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Stress
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Trauma and PTSD
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Women's Issues
If my approach resonates with you, please send me a message to schedule a phone consultation. I look forward to hearing from you!
