Healing takes many forms/ La curación viene en muchas formas
Maiah A Merino, MA, LMHC (she/her/ella)
Writer, Therapist, Consultant and Trainer, Maiah facilitates interactive healing processes for individuals, families and communities. The waters, in their many forms, hold a calming backdrop to our creative work together.
"Working with Maiah is simply illuminating.”
—Nicky Wilks
Cofounder and Executive Director
Journeymen Institute
Upcoming Groups/Events:
Current Show
ABYA YALA: INDIGENOUS CONNECTIONS
EN LATINO AMERICA
Columbia City Gallery: (November 9th-January 5th)
Maiah has three Ekphrastic poems in this Ekphrastic show
of all Indigenous visual and literary artists.
Go check it out!
Poetic Therapy Group: Approaching Joy
Registration Open Now: This Women only group is for those interested in utilizing writing, writing processes and playing with forms in support of your own healing and deeper understanding of yourself and others; want to do so in community and can invite your curiosity and agency along with you. We will explore themes related to Joy, write, share, discuss, engage in somatic exercises and visualizations to get at more room for Joy!
Space limited. 10 Week online group. January 22nd-April 3rd ( no group Feb 20th); Wed 4-5:30, with recordings available for absences and Slack for sharing with the group in between sessions. Please send me a note for more details!
Creative Writing Groups
Maiah creates a safe space for writers and those wanting to utilize writing as a healing tool, to generate, explore, discuss and share their writing in community. Invite Maiah to facilitate a creative learning experience utilizing writing, experiential activities and mixed-media to promote group building within your teams,
“I’ve had several therapists in my life and Maiah is perceptive, professional and effective. Highly recommend.”
Perinatal services
Perinatal services for individual birthing individuals and/or their partners.
Professional Support: Invite me to speak at your agency or with your team, specialized trainings and/or individual support catered to your needs.
“Maiah has been very helpful to me, helping me process who I am and how to best move through the world. I feel stronger and more focused from our sessions.”
Individual Services for Adults:
Maiah offers energetic Healing services through her training in Pranic Healing, while utilizing her Intuition in sharing what the body is speaking/knowing. She also offers more traditional counseling sessions. Sessions are offered online, with some sessions now available in-person, in natural spaces.
Maiah supports and guides you towards a more integrated self.
“As a Latino clinical social worker, I learned from Maiah how to hold and honor the complexity of my own identity and those of my clients while intentionally keeping their mental health and well-being in mind […] I consider her a valuable mentor in shaping my experience as a Therapist of Color who plans on being a clinical supervisor and teacher one day and takes seriously the topics of anti-racism, decolonization, and relational clinical work.”
— Carlos Encalada, MSW, LICSW,
Psychotherapist, Brinca, PLLC
Reflective Consultation for BIPOC Clinicians
Maiah offers a vibrant cross-cultural context where clinicians reflect on their approach and practices, while refining their individual styles.