Adults, young adults, Neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, Caregivers & Professionals
English, Translation services available upon request
Accepting New Clients
Virtual Therapy
Weekdays, evenings, weekends
Meriah Ward (they them) provides a space where you do not have to perform wellness to be taken seriously. Many clients come in feeling worn down from masking, carrying too much alone, or trying to function in systems that never made room for their nervous system, identity, or body. The work here is about building real safety, not quick fixes, so you can feel more steady, more clear, and more like yourself.
Care is collaborative and paced. We work together to understand what is actually happening beneath the overwhelm, shutdown, anxiety, or emotional intensity, and we move at a speed that respects your capacity. If medication is part of your care, it is approached with transparency and shared decision making. If it is not, that is also okay. The goal is always to support your autonomy while helping you feel better in your daily life.
Meriah specializes in working with neurodivergent clients, LGBTQIA+ clients, and people navigating chronic pain, chronic illness, disability stress, and complex trauma. Many clients are sorting through questions of identity, burnout, sleep issues, relationship patterns, or long standing shame. Sessions support you in finding language for your experience, building tools that fit your brain, and developing a more compassionate and stable relationship with yourself.
If you have had past experiences of being dismissed, misunderstood, or rushed, this work will feel different. You will not be asked to shrink your experience to fit a neat box. You will be met with curiosity, respect, and practical support so you can move forward with more trust in yourself.
Chronic overwhelm, burnout, and shutdown
Identity exploration and queer/trans support
Trauma from attachment wounds or spiritual harm
Masking, executive dysfunction, and ADHD/autism fatigue
Nervous system dysregulation, anxiety, and panic
Chronic fatigue, pain, and feeling disconnected from the body
Relationship patterns and self-trust ruptures
Boundaries, self-compassion, and emotional resilience
Sessions with Dr. Ward are warm, validating, and unhurried. You’ll feel met as a whole person, complexities and all. Rather than following a rigid protocol, they work collaboratively to explore what’s showing up in your body, your relationships, and your self-talk.
Expect a mix of deep insight and practical strategy: you might spend one session understanding internal parts and the next brainstorming routines or accommodation tools that actually fit your life. Dr. Ward doesn’t rush you or perform “fixing”. Instead, they walk alongside you as you build trust in yourself.
Dr. Ward holds dual board certifications as a Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). They bring over five years of experience working in underserved communities and are deeply committed to care that is affirming, anti-oppressive, and consent-based.
They’ve completed extensive additional training in Internal Family Systems, DBT, psychodynamic therapy, and neurodivergent-informed approaches. Their lived experience with chronic illness and neurodivergence also grounds their empathy and advocacy in meaningful ways.
Dr. Ward has contributed to national continuing education platforms, clinical publications, and public media around identity-affirming mental health, trauma, and ethical psychiatry.
CA: Quest Behavioral Health, Aetna, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Cigna, and Carelon Behavioral Health.
NC: Currently participating with AmeriHealth Caritas, Healthy Blue NC (Medicaid, Children and Families Specialty Plan), Aetna, Cigna, Oscar Health Plan, Optum, Medicare, Railroad Medicare, Quest (as a supplement plan for Medicare and Medicaid), UHC (including medicaid and medicare plans), Carolina Complete Health, Partners Behavioral Health, Ambetter, and Wellcare.
Some additional plans are pending credentialing or enrollment. If you do not see your plan listed, please contact us and we can confirm coverage.
VA: Quest Behavioral Health, Aetna, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Carelon, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, and Cigna.
Superbills: Superbills can be provided for reimbursement.
Yes, this is a common starting point in sessions. We can explore neurodivergence together through a non-pathologizing lens and help you understand how your brain and body are actually working, rather than what they “should” be doing.
You never have to rush. We go at your pace, and I’ll never push you into sharing details you’re not ready to explore. Trauma work can happen through regulation, parts work, and body awareness, not just retelling.
I approach meds collaboratively. We talk openly about goals, side effects, and alternatives. I support deprescribing when appropriate and always center your autonomy.
Yes. These are central parts of my work. I don’t treat executive dysfunction as laziness or avoidance. I understand the cognitive and emotional toll of functioning in a world not built for you.
Absolutely. These conversations are welcome and often essential to healing.
Yes, this integration is core to what I offer. Your body, brain, and lived experience all deserve care.
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