About

Welcome! I’m Dawnn Rabinovich Meiers, Psy.D.

I’m a licensed psychologist with 20+ years experience, with specialties in women’s issues, binge eating disorder treatment, and nature-based interventions.

Learn more about individual psychotherapy services (for residents of Washington & Oregon, as well as those in these 42 states) or view my listings on Psychology Today and Therapy Tribe.

You’re also invited to join me in educational programs promoting wellness-oriented food & garden activities, including classes I teach at Portland Community College.

When I’m not in the office, I’m hanging out with my adoptive, neurodiverse family; growing as a community gardener throughout the Pacific Northwest; and sharing people-plant connections through Lavender Belle Farm.

Qualifications and education (prior to 2022, as Dr. Dawnn R. McWatters, Psy.D.):

Licensed Psychologist – Washington State #PY00003711 & Oregon #2195, with Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology APIT #15052
Pacific University School of Professional Psychology – Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology (2006); President’s Award of Academic Excellence

Professional experience highlights:

In the Portland-metro area, I maintained a full-time independent private practice from 2007 – 2019 as a licensed psychologist specializing in mindfulness-based interventions and Binge Eating Disorder treatment, before I began a sabbatical (extended by the COVID-19 pandemic) training in the field of therapeutic horticulture. Previously, I was contracted as the primary mental health services provider at Washington State University-Vancouver’s Student Counseling Center. Prior to graduate school, I spent a number of years delivering supportive services to individuals in the justice system.

I’ve served as an adjunct instructor at colleges including Oregon State University and Pacific University School of Graduate Psychology, and facilitated a variety of professional presentations (most recently, a Therapeutic Gardening workshop at UW Botanic Gardens and at the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association’s annual conference), in addition to current Community Education classes through Portland Community College.

Current and previous leadership positions include volunteer roles with the American Psychologist Association, Washington State Psychologist Association, Oregon Psychological Association, and Columbia River Eating Disorder Network.

Over the past twenty-five years, I’ve participated in a variety of secular mindfulness programs, including intensive professional training from Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction), Dr. Jan Chozen Bays (Mindful Eating), and Dr. Christopher Germer & Dr. Kristin Neff (Mindful Self-Compassion). I am also deeply grateful for the opportunity to receive teachings from and participate in sangha with a variety of vipassana, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhist communities.