Meka Matthews, MACP, Registered Psychotherapist

Founder of VERA Wellness | St. Catharines, Ontario

Meka Matthews is a Registered Psychotherapist and founder of VERA Wellness, a boutique psychotherapy practice serving individuals in Niagara and virtually across Ontario.

With over seven years of professional experience, Meka supports adults navigating trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD, childhood experiences, attachment wounds, anxiety, relationship difficulties and challenges with self-worth.

Meka's therapeutic approach is relational, trauma-informed and attachment-focused. She believes that meaningful healing involves developing a deeper understanding of ourselves, recognizing patterns shaped by earlier experiences and building a more compassionate relationship with ourselves and others.

Her clinical work integrates psychodynamic and attachment-based perspectives, drawing on approaches including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed therapy, Narrative Therapy and Somatic Experiencing.

Meka holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University, a Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies from Brock University and a diploma in Recreation Therapy from Niagara College.

Through VERA Wellness, Meka is committed to offering thoughtful, individualized psychotherapy in a supportive environment where clients can explore their experiences, develop self-understanding and create meaningful change.

Professional Credentials

• Registered Psychotherapist, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

• Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP)

• Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies (BRLS)

• Founder of VERA Wellness