Bridget McHugh

MA Intern
Intern

Bridget is passionate about working with adolescents, young adults, couples, and adult women. She believes that every person has the capacity to take control of their life and emotional experiences. Bridget helps clients move toward this goal by creating a safe, supportive, and judgment-free space where they can explore their thoughts, emotions, and challenges openly.

Bridget is gaining experience in a person-centered approach to therapy while integrating elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) throughout the counseling process. She incorporates mindfulness interventions to help clients become more grounded and increase self-awareness. Bridget believes that the most important factor in a client’s success in therapy is the therapeutic relationship and leans on her sense of humor and curiosity to build and strengthen that relationship.

Central to Bridget’s therapeutic approach is the belief that what lies between a person's current self and their best self is the willingness to authentically experience their pain, anxieties, and desires. Her hope for clients is that they can identify and connect with their authentic selves while learning how and where they can live from that place in their daily lives. Through mindfulness and self-exploration, Bridget helps clients develop greater awareness, acceptance, and intentionality in the way they engage with themselves and the world around them.

Engaging with an intern in counseling allows clients to experience a fresh mind in the counseling space at a lower rate than traditional therapy. Interns receive individualized attention from supervisors who help strengthen their therapeutic skills and provide clarification and support throughout their introduction to therapy.