Meg Plansky, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Insurance plans accepted: BlueCross and BlueShield Medicare
Optum: Allways, VACCN, UnitedHealthcare, Health Plans Inc, Oxford, UMR, Mass General Brigham Point32: Tufts Public, Tufts Health Plans, Harvard Pilgrim Tufts Commercial
Tufts Public Out-of-Pocket/Self-Paid
Location: Hadley, Hybrid
Meg (they/she) has over 5 years of experience in the mental health field, ranging from rape crisis work, elementary school counseling, college mental health counseling, and community mental health. At the root of Meg’s work, she believes that all individuals are capable of living authentic, beautiful lives. Meg believes in the resiliency that comes from navigating hardships and draws on tools and strategies clients already utilize while creating a space for collaboration, creativity, and flexibility to identify additional ways of healing.
Meg draws on techniques and skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic practices, and relational therapy. Meg utilizes a strengths-based, person-centered approach that allows for the acknowledgement of all the hard work that has brought someone to this point, while fostering hope and movement forward into the future. Meg believes that the relationship created in therapy is the foundation of all work done together. Meg utilizes a warm, calming approach with laughter and silliness woven through to create a space where clients feel heard, seen, and valued. They accept people exactly where they’re at with no judgment: only compassion, kindness, and sincerity. Meg’s goal is to be an anchor that provides stability and grounding while on your journey of self-exploration, no matter the direction.
Meg has experience working with people of all gender identities. Meg specializes in chronic illness/pain and eating disorders, with an understanding from both personal and professional experiences. Meg is grounded in fat liberation, Health At Every Size (HAES), and the diverse abilities/capabilities of all bodies, while acknowledging that we do not owe anyone health and deserve to exist just as we are, unapologetically. Meg works with clients to reconfigure their relationships with their bodies, abilities, exercise, and food, with a focus on implementing joy and compassion in all areas.
Meg holds an MSW from Smith College School for Social Work and a BA from Clark University in Psychology and Sociology.
