Myles Buchanan (He/Him)

My Background and Approach

I use a person-centered and trauma-informed approach to offer therapy customized to your unique identity, including your background, culture, gender, sexuality, neurology, and individual needs as a client. My approach is informed by my formal training in psychodynamic counseling and also by my own spiritual path, including a residency at a Buddhist monastery and experiences in plant medicine ceremonies. In addition to psychodynamic work, I also utilize Internal Family Systems counseling (IFS), which is a form of "parts work." This modality is based on the observation that we all contain somewhat individuated and distinct psychological "parts" inside of us, which may want different things, and have different motivations and needs. (If you've ever heard terms like the "inner critic" or the "inner child", this might sound familiar). I also use CBT and DBT interventions to support you in seeing through fixed, limiting beliefs that may be holding you back.

More About the People I Treat

Oftentimes, people come to therapy with with limiting beliefs about themselves, including shame and hopelessness. Unfortunately, despite their best intentions, sometimes mental health professionals play a role in unconsciously reinforcing these limiting beliefs for clients, due to fear, ignorance, and systemic factors. If you feel your problems are too big, or your mind is too broken, or you have been given a diagnosis that feels limiting, or you feel rejected or let down by the mental health world in general, I want to encourage you to reach out! I offer an approach that is inclusive and accepting. I focus on building a therapeutic relationship that meets your unique needs and preferences and allows your to do your best work of self-discovery and healing, no matter how challenging that work my appear.