Meredith Linden, MA, AMFT

Meredith Linden, MA is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist under supervision of Angela M. Rukule, LMFT and Alexis Forrey, LMFT. Meredith was an elementary school teacher for 14 years prior to receiving her MA in Counseling Psychology with a focus on depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. She worked at Vista Del Mar Hospital and the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission where she led groups and worked with adult and adolescent individuals in recovery from substance addictions as well as those who have experienced self-harm behaviors, dissociation, complex trauma, sleep disruption, suicidality, and mood disorders. Meredith also works with individuals of the LGBTQA+ and neurodivergent communities. She is trained in the Oaklander Model of play therapy and uses dreams and art expression in her sessions from psychodynamic/attachment and trauma-informed perspectives to tend to a person’s inner authority, regardless of age. She loves working with children as well as adolescents and adults. She utilizes an integrative approach that includes multiple aspects of a person, allowing her to collaborate with clients on what works for them.