Works with
How Megan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Megan
Megan Hines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people manage anger alongside stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns. She also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Megan blends straightforward guidance with practical skills so people can feel steadier day to day.
Her style is calm and direct. Sessions focus on learning tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, build emotional regulation, and improve communication.
Background and approach
She uses short exercises and concrete steps so clients leave with things to try between sessions. Megan draws on about 10 years of clinical experience in hospital and community behavioral settings. That background includes one-on-one counseling and group work, as well as work within structured programs for people needing more intensive care.
This range informs how she tailors sessions to each person’s needs. Clinical methods she uses include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness-based techniques, and motivational interviewing. These approaches are used to address mood concerns, addictive behaviors, panic, obsessive patterns, and problems like codependency or control issues.
People who prefer remote work can meet by video, phone, chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. International clients who speak English may be served according to scheduling and platform options.
What Megan works with
Everything Megan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Megan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Megan lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online work
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors. It’s useful for anxiety, anger, depression, and patterns that keep problems going. DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and ways to improve relationships. It can help with strong mood swings, intense anger, and problems with impulsive behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It pairs well with other approaches when someone wants to feel calmer in the moment.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt methods based on goals, preferences, and daily life. Sessions can mix CBT skills, DBT techniques, and brief mindfulness exercises so people get what helps most for their situation.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text can suit brief check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, travel, or a busy family rhythm while keeping progress steady.
Questions people ask about Megan
What concerns does she address?
Megan supports people facing anger, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and related issues such as codependency, panic, and grief.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is calm and practical, focusing on skills and short exercises that people can use between sessions to manage emotions and behavior.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
She has roughly 10 years of clinical experience working in hospital and community behavioral settings, including individual and group counseling and structured intensive programs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients may be accepted based on scheduling and platform options.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.