Instructor: Meaghan South

Meaghan South
Biography: Meaghan South, MA, ATR, is a licensed Art Therapist that has been working in the field of trauma for over eleven years. Meaghan has her certification in several trauma informed areas such as Trauma Focused CBT, EMDR, CFRC, and EAGALA. She is currently working towards becoming an Illinois Complex Trauma Trainor for Complex Trauma Training Consortium. 

During the course of her career, she has been part of many therapeutic settings, such as residential, hospitals, schools, cancer centers, outpatient care, community mental health, and memory care units. Meaghan is currently the supervisor for the Joliet location of the Family Counseling Center associated in part of Trinity Services Inc. She currently supervises a team of therapists and interns to provide care and therapeutic services for children, adults, and families in need of outpatient community mental health services.

Meaghan also holds a caseload of her own and provides art therapy services to teens and young adults with complex trauma experiences at the center and in local schools.

Meaghan has been an Educational Instructor for Joliet Junior College where she provides learning opportunities for Continuing Education for Counselors and Social Workers since August of 2022. 

Classes by this instructor


Refresh your approach for trauma-informed care and how to create a safe and appropriate space to engage clients with complex trauma.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Webinar
This course is designed to be an introduction to complex trauma and will cover types of traumas through modalities of lecture and activity-based teaching.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Webinar
This seminar is designed to be an introduction to complex trauma in the school setting and will cover types of traumas through modalities of lecture and activity-based teaching.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Webinar