Hello! My name is Meghan Baldridge. I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW). I graduated from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL with a Master's degree in Social Work in 2010. I am originally from Illinois and I now live in Iowa with my husband and our two children. I have worked in nonprofit agencies as an outpatient therapist with many different clients, including children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I have had the opportunity to interact with individuals struggling with trauma, addiction, depression, anxiety, family conflict, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, and stress management, I am trained and have experience in utilizing CBT, DBT, EMDR, TF-CBT, and Solution Focused Therapy. I emphasize a client-centered approach, as I genuinely believe each person deserves empathy, acceptance, and respect in order to be empowered to reach therapy goals. Thank you for taking the time to read my profile! I look forward to meeting you!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Personality Disorders, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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She’s amazing!
Written on May 21, 2022 after therapy with Meghan for 10 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
She's just great.
Written on Apr 20, 2022 after therapy with Meghan for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Meghan is absolutely amazing! By far best therapist I've ever had.
Written on Oct 03, 2021 after therapy with Meghan for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
I appreciate Meghan so much! She truly listens to me without judgement and makes me comfortable enough to share! I’m grateful to have been placed with her! She helps me a ton!
Written on Aug 11, 2021 after therapy with Meghan for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, anger management, and career difficulties
This is my first experience with therapy in a virtual manner (Covid). I appreciate Meghan's patience and guidance on this journey of therapy. I am still learning how to better myself. I appreciate these beginning steps on how to process, reflect, and grow. Meghan allows me to release and talk about a variety of topics that are currently going on in my life. I am thankful for that. :) Many Thanks.
Written on Jul 29, 2021 after therapy with Meghan for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and coping with life changes
Meghan is very personable and easy to talk to. She was very helpful in allowing me to express myself in a comfortable way in a safe and positive setting.
Written on Jul 14, 2021 after therapy with Meghan for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and adhd