Megan Sturges, M.A., ATR-BC, LPAT, LPCC

Megan Sturges is an adjunct faculty member in the Art Therapy program at Southwestern College. She also works as an Art Therapist and Psychotherapist in private practice as well as a multi-media artist. Megan began her adult journey as a weaver and owner of Penelope's Web, a small weaving and yarn store in Maine. After moving to New Mexico 25 years ago in search of a broader horizon she pursued advanced degrees in Art Therapy and Counseling while raising her children. She also completed three years of Jungian analytic training.

Megan works from a Jungian Archetypal perspective with the images and stories that emerge in dreams, memory, imagework and daily life. In her work with clients, she strives to create a safe container for experiencing the suffering and transformation that happen as one discovers and lets go of old patterns and opens to new experience. In addition to working as a therapist, Megan has done organizational consulting for PNM, led workshops for the Judicial Education Center and teaches classes on Jungian Typology, The Enneagram, Re-imagining Ourselves and The Heroine's Journey for UNM Continuing Education.

Megan's work as an artist comes from her training in Art Therapy, which emphasizes art as exploration and views the image as a reflection of the unconscious process. Megan works in many mediums including acrylic painting, multi-media collage and clay. Her images evoke archetypal inner landscapes, reflecting her belief in the truth of the imagination. Some of her work can be seen on her website: www.mlvs-arts.com.