Madeleine Engel

My Approach
My name is Maddie (she/her) and I am passionate about working with children, teens, and adults. With my younger clients, I typically work from a play-based approach which means our work is done through play. We get to create and use our imaginations to help sort through those experiences that may have been challenging. This can look like painting or drawing, creating scenes in the sand tray, engaging in dramatic play with puppets, or plushies, or even ourselves.

With adults, I work from an integrative approach, which means we work together to use the tools that fit best for you. Therapy is work, but it is also collaborative. It only makes sense that we would engage in ways that you connect with and derive meaning from. 

Regardless of age, much of my work is done through the lens of attachment. I use the therapeutic relationship as a foundation for change, while also exploring how you’ve learned to connect with others. Sometimes this means unlearning patterns of responding that no longer serve you and healing any attachment wounds that may have occurred throughout your development. Together we will come up with strategies to first process, then overcome the challenges you may be facing and feel supported while doing so.