Why Meadow & Vine?
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Why Meadow & Vine? ~
Get to Know the Founder
Amy Di Francia, LMFT
Hi, I’m Amy, founder of Meadow & Vine Therapy.
I created Meadow & Vine Therapy because I wanted to make high-quality therapy feel both accessible and deeply personal. A space where you can come as you are, work through what’s hard, and begin to feel more like yourself again.
At the heart of Meadow & Vine is the belief that good therapy starts with a good relationship. You deserve to feel understood, respected, and comfortable enough to be honest about what’s really going on. You deserve a therapist who sees you as a whole person, not just a set of symptoms, and who can help you make sense of what you’re experiencing without judgment.
That’s why I’ve built Meadow & Vine as a small group of therapists with different personalities, perspectives, and specialties. I want you to find someone who feels like the right fit for you—someone you can trust to walk alongside you as you navigate life’s challenges and work toward meaningful change.
I’m also deeply committed to developing thoughtful, skilled therapists who care about the work they do. As a clinical supervisor, I know how much a therapist’s training, self-awareness, and ability to build a genuine connection matter. I’ve handpicked our team not only for their clinical skills, but for the care, curiosity, and humanity they bring to their work. I want every person who comes to Meadow & Vine to receive therapy that is both compassionate and genuinely helpful.
We draw from approaches like EMDR and psychodynamic therapy, tailoring our work to each person rather than following a one-size-fits-all formula. Therapy can be a place to untangle old patterns, navigate a difficult season, strengthen your relationships, or simply understand yourself a little better. Wherever you’re starting, you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.
My hope is that Meadow & Vine feels like a place where you can exhale, feel understood, and begin moving toward the life you want to live.
I’m so glad you’re here.
When you choose Meadow & Vine, you can be confident that…
You’ll be matched with a therapist who fits your personality, needs, and goals.
You’ll be treated like a whole person, not a diagnosis.
Your therapist will take the time to understand what’s happening beneath the surface—not just manage the symptoms.
Your therapy will be thoughtful, evidence-based, and tailored to you.
You’ll have a warm, welcoming space where you can be honest, understood, and fully yourself.
You’ll leave with more than coping skills—you’ll gain a deeper understanding of yourself and create meaningful, lasting change.
Learn more about the name behind Meadow & Vine Therapy
The Meadow
represents your mind
Imagine standing at the edge of a wide, open meadow. One day, you choose a path and begin walking across it. The next day, you follow that same route. And then again, and again—until over time, the grass wears down and a clear path forms.
This meadow represents the way your brain forms pathways
With repetition, your thoughts, beliefs, and emotional responses become well-worn pathways—automatic ways of seeing yourself, your relationships, and the world around you. Some of these pathways support you, but others can keep you feeling… stuck.
Now imagine that one day you wake up and realize you don’t like the pathway you’ve been walking, and you want to forge a new way across the meadow instead. That’s where we come in!
Therapy is the process of forming new, intentional pathways in the brain
It’s deciding you’re done with old patterns, and ready for new ones.
Together, we notice the paths you’ve been walking—without judgment—and explore where they came from. And when something no longer feels helpful, we begin the work of creating a new, healthier way forward.
With patience, intention, and support, a new path can take shape—one that feels a whole lot healthier, and a whole lot more like you. And eventually those old, unhelpful pathways simply…disappear.
So the image of the meadow is here to remind you that change is possible
And the good news is that you don’t have to do it alone - we’re here to help!
The Vine
represents your healthiest self
When you picture a vineyard, you likely imagine rolling hills covered in lush, thriving vines. What you probably won’t picture is what those vines look like after they’ve been pruned.
At certain times of year, a healthy vine is pruned, or cut back—sometimes dramatically. What’s left can look pretty bare at first glance. But although it can look drastically different to what we imagine a healthy vine to be, this process of pruning actually isn’t harming the plant—it’s caring for it. Pruning allows the vine to conserve its energy, strengthen its roots, and grow back fuller and more vibrant in the seasons ahead.
In many ways, self-growth and healing can feel like pruning a vine
Together in therapy, we gently begin to notice the parts of your life that may no longer be supporting you—old patterns, painful relationship dynamics, ways of thinking that leave you feeling stuck or disconnected. And with intention and care, we begin to let go of what isn’t serving you.
This process is all about making space for growth. It’s about supporting you in growing into the strongest, healthiest, most resilient version of you.
Therapy can help you prune the parts of your life that feel stuck or disconnected
But therapy can also help you rebuild a stronger vine after life has already cut you down. Sometimes, people come to therapy already feeling pruned by life - stripped back, fragile, unrecognizable from their normal, healthy selves.
If that’s where you are, we can help.
Healing is not only possible—it’s something we can nurture together
With support, patience, and care, we’ll get you back to the healthiest, most vibrant version of you.
