Small Shifts, Big Changes: Trauma Therapy in Utah
McKinley Merchant, LCSW · Serving the Salt Lake City area · Telehealth across Utah
For those healing from complex childhood and religious trauma. Through gentle, body-based parts work, you’ll feel safe in your body, make peace with your inner protectors, and reconnect with the wise, intuitive self that’s been there all along.
Therapy that goes beneath the surface
You may understand why you feel the way you do and still find yourself repeating the same patterns. That isn’t a failure. It’s often a part of you that learned long ago to do whatever it took to keep you safe.
Through somatic-based Internal Family Systems (IFS), we’ll slow down, listen to your body, and get to know those protective parts with curiosity instead of shame. As they finally feel heard, they begin to soften, and you get to experience what it feels like to be calm, grounded, and present.
I believe healing involves the whole person: mind, body, relationships, and spirit. And I know it’s possible, because I’ve lived it. You are not stuck, and you won’t walk this path alone. I’ll be right beside you, celebrating every small shift along the way.
Ways We Can Work Together
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Complex Trauma & IFS Therapy
Stuck in patterns you can’t explain? Through gentle, body-based parts work, we’ll slow down, help your body feel safe, and help your protective parts finally rest.
I tailor therapy to fit your unique needs, using a range of tools to support your healing and growth.
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Religious Deconstruction
Leaving or questioning a high-control religion can shake everything. Here, you’ll be believed.
Together we’ll release the shame, keep what serves you, and help you trust yourself again.
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Ketamine Assisted Therapy
When depression, anxiety, or trauma feel stuck, ketamine paired with guided therapy can quiet inner noise and soften defenses.
It opens space for new perspectives, deeper healing, and breakthroughs that talk therapy alone may not reach.
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Couples Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
Stuck in cycles of conflict or disconnection? Couples KAP helps you break old patterns and reconnect, with every step tailored to your relationship.
Every step is tailored to your relationship.
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Psychedelic Integration
Whether your psychedelic experience was beautiful, confusing, or hard, you don’t have to make sense of it alone.
Together, we’ll explore what came up, find meaning and clarity, and turn your insights into grounded next steps.
You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Reaching out can feel like a big step, especially if you’ve been dismissed before. Here, you’ll be believed. A free 15-minute call is a relaxed chance to share what’s going on, ask questions, and see if we’re a good fit. No pressure, just a conversation.
