I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working in Illinois. I have been working in this field for a little over 5 years. I have worked with a broad range of clients and settings. The majority of my experience has been in private practice and some of my work has been on an adult inpatient psychiatric unit. I have worked with clients dealing with depression, anxiety, OCD, childhood traumas, family relationship issues, marital issues, and parenting issues of all aged children - primarily adolescents.
I believe that it is a privilege to be invited to spend time in each of my clients lives, helping them to make the changes they'd like, to live the life they want. My approach is based off of cognitive-behavioral and solution focused approaches incorporating family theories (family theories recognizes the external (familial) influences on your internal problems and takes those into account when working with you on an individual basis). I encourage clients to develop/enhance their awareness of self and to practice mindfulness during their time in counseling to maximize the effectiveness of treatment. After getting a feel for what your needs are I will put together a treatment plan and will work with you on an approach that is most helpful to you!
I look forward to getting to know you and spending some time alongside you on this journey!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Anger management, Career difficulties
IL LMFT 166000987
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She is present and often ends her messages on an uplifting or hopeful thought which can go a very long way to someone who is otherwise mired in depressive thoughts.
Written on Aug 12, 2015 after therapy with Megan for 1 month
Megan is helping me work through some pretty big issues in my life at present and I feel very comfortable sharing with her!! I think this is a great resource!!!
Maggie
Written on Jun 03, 2015 after therapy with Megan for 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship, and depression