About Megan

Narrative-oriented counsellor, educator, and founder of The Edit.

I’m Megan Marie Peterson, Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), and an educator whose work is grounded in narrative perspectives and a belief in our capacity to make meaning of our experiences.

Through narrative counselling, I support adults in exploring the stories that shape their identities, relationships, and sense of possibility. Together, we can examine the meanings we have inherited, internalized, and lived—and make room for perspectives that honour who we are, what we have experienced, and who we might become.

Alongside my counselling practice, I continue to work in arts education, where theatre, storytelling, and creative inquiry remain central to my work. My experience as an educator informs how I approach counselling: with curiosity, reflection, and respect for the many ways people come to understand themselves.

I come to this work shaped by prairie landscapes, a background in education, and a lifelong engagement with storytelling. These experiences continue to inform my understanding of identity, belonging, and the ways our stories are shaped by the worlds we inhabit.

I locate myself as a white, cisgender woman whose perspective is shaped by the social and cultural contexts in which I live and work. I recognize that meaningful counselling requires humility, curiosity, and openness to perspectives beyond my own. My practice is informed by ongoing supervision, continuing education, and a commitment to culturally responsive, trauma-informed care.

Every life is a story in progress. Reclaiming authorship can open space for new possibilities.

My Approach to Counselling

Where story, meaning, and possibility meet.

What if counselling offered space not only to revisit our stories, but to reconsider the meanings we have come to associate with them?

This question shaped The Edit, a narrative framework developed during my graduate studies and grounded in a belief that our relationship with our stories can evolve.

My counselling practice is rooted in narrative therapy and postmodern perspectives, recognizing that identity is shaped not only by personal experience but also by relationships, culture, lineage, and the social worlds we inhabit.

Through collaborative conversation, reflection, and creative inquiry, counselling offers space to explore the meanings we have inherited, internalized, and lived—and to consider what else might be possible.

Insight is not imposed—it is discovered.
Meaning is not prescribed—it is co-authored.

This work does not erase history or promise reinvention. Instead, it invites a wider relationship with the stories we carry, supporting agency, self-understanding, and the possibility of living more intentionally.

The Role of Witness

Why the therapeutic relationship matters.

At the heart of my counselling practice is witnessing.

To be witnessed is to be seen, heard, and met with steadiness. It is to have your experiences received with curiosity and care, without judgment or the expectation that your story must be told a certain way.

The therapeutic relationship offers space for what has been difficult to name, understand, or carry alone. Through attentive presence and collaborative reflection, we can begin to explore experiences with greater compassion, reconnect with overlooked parts of ourselves, and make room for new meanings.

You do not have to navigate your story alone.

My Commitment

The ethical foundation of my practice.

I am committed to ethical, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive counselling. I recognize that personal history, social location, and intersecting identities shape how we experience ourselves, our relationships, and the worlds we inhabit.

My practice is grounded in respect for the complexity of lived experience and an ongoing commitment to reflection, accountability, and learning. I approach this work with humility, recognizing that ethical counselling requires attentiveness to the perspectives, needs, and autonomy of each person.

I believe every story deserves to be met with dignity, care, and respect—and that meaningful change unfolds in ways that are uniquely one's own.