Working with Meaghan
I am a queer, neurodivergent trauma-informed relational and EMDR therapist, specializing in trauma therapy for adults and couples, helping people heal from the lasting effects of childhood and developmental trauma, relationship wounds, sexual violence, and experiences of racism, oppression, and marginalization. Many of the people I work with also come to therapy seeking support for anxiety, depression, executive functioning challenges, self-esteem, identity exploration, relationship concerns, sexuality, and life transitions, including becoming a parent. I am proud to provide LGBTQ2SIA+ affirming therapy and welcome clients from late adolescence through adulthood.
I believe that our earliest relationships and experiences shape how we see ourselves, how we connect with others, and how we navigate the world. Together, we will explore the patterns that have been conditioned early life and developed over time—with curiosity and compassion—so that you can better understand yourself, process difficult experiences, and create lasting change.
My approach is collaborative, client-centred, and grounded in the belief that healing happens within the container of a safe, authentic relationship. My work is informed by relational-cultural therapy, attachment theory, anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice, intersectional feminism, and sex-positive principles. I integrate evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and other trauma-informed modalities, tailoring therapy to your needs and goals.
Above all, I strive to create a space where you feel genuinely seen, respected, and understood. I view you as the expert in your own life, while my role is to walk alongside you with warmth, curiosity, and care as you reconnect with your strengths, deepen your self-understanding, and move toward healing.
About Meaghan
Trauma Therapist in Toronto | Meaghan Peckham MSW RSW
Meaghan Peckham (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker with a private practice in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a primary focus on complex trauma. Meaghan is a queer, neurodivergent, able-bodied person with Caribbean (Trinidadian), South American (Venezuela), African (Ghana), and European (Scottish, Irish, English) ancestry.
Meaghan has been working with individuals and families since 2007, beginning her career as a Child and Youth Counsellor in the Child and Youth Mental Health sector. She completed her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Toronto in 2013, and completed trauma training through the Trauma Therapy Program at Women’s College Hospital. Meaghan has been working in her private practice since 2017, and moved exclusively to private practice in 2020.
Meaghan approaches her work with curiosity, humility, and a commitment to lifelong learning, continually expanding her understanding of trauma, healing, and the human experience. She is dedicated to ongoing education and continued professional development, integrating new knowledge and therapeutic approaches into her practice, ensuring she remains up-to-date on evidence based approaches, and committed to providing competent, safe, and inclusive care.
Meaghan has completed advanced training in a range of trauma-informed and relational approaches, including EMDR (certification in progress), Internal Family Systems (IFS Level 1), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Levels I and II), Emotion-Focused Therapy (Level I), Narrative Therapy for Trauma, Healing from Collective Trauma, Relational Life Therapy, and Sexuality, Gender, and Relationship Diversity.
She has also completed Maternal Support Practitioner training, bringing specialized knowledge and experience supporting clients through pregnancy, postpartum, and the transition into parenthood.
Prior to establishing her private practice, Meaghan worked at Women’s College Hospital, where she also served as an Adjunct Lecturer with the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. She now provides Clinical Supervision to psychotherapists in private practice, supporting other clinicians in their continued growth, ethical practice, and development of their therapeutic skills.
Education & Training
Masters of Social Work, University of Toronto, 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care, Ryerson University, 2009
Diploma in Child and Youth Work, George Brown College, 2007
Internal Family Systems - Level 1, IFS Institute, Completed October 2025
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Certification, in progress
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Level I, June 2021
Love, Trauma and Healing with Thomas Hubl and Terry Real, May 2021
Principles of Healing Collective Trauma with Thomas Hubl, January 2021
Relational Life Therapy: Level I with Terry Real, ongoing
Internal Family Systems (IFS) 3-Day Experiential Workshop with Frank Anderson, Jan 2020
Effective Clinical Supervision: Building and Maintaining the Supervisory Alliance with Lois Ehrmann (12 hours), May 2020
Clinical Supervision: Deepening Your Clinical Skills with Lois Ehrmann (18 hours), May 2020
Sexual, Gender, and Relationship Diversity: Tools for Health Professionals, University of Guelph, 2019
Emotionally Focused Therapy: Cracking the Code of Love in Couples and Families (12 hours), Sue Johnson, May 2018
Emotion Focused Therapy: Level I (40 hours), Les Greenberg, PhD, York University, August 2018
Shame and Self-Loathing in the Treatment of Trauma with Janina Fisher, PhD(6 hours), Feb 2017
Treating Trauma-Related Dissociation: A Practical, Integrative Approach, Kathy Steele (12 hours), May 2017
Treating the Invisible Wounds of Sociocultural Trauma with Dr. Kenneth V. Hardy (5 hours), Nov 2017
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level II, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, completed February 2016
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 (80 hours), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, completed June 2014
Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (10 hours), September 2013
Articles & Publications
Peckham, M. (2021). Grounding and Resourcing. In Hershler, A., Hughes, L., Nguyen, P., Wall, S. (Eds.), Looking at Trauma: A Toolkit for Clinicians (pp. 13-15). The Pennsylvania State University Press.
Peckham, M. (2009). Street-Involved Youths’ Constructs of God. Relational Child and Youth Care Practice, 22(2), 44-54.