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Online therapist

Meghan Sullivan

Supportive therapist for family and parenting concerns

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Meghan

Meghan Sullivan is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns among many other areas. She offers a calm, straightforward presence for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, identity questions, or life transitions. Her style is warm and strengths-oriented, and she aims to help clients make clear, manageable changes one step at a time.

Meghan draws from several established approaches to tailor sessions to each person's needs.

Background and approach

She uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She also brings cognitive behavioral tools for skills like managing worry and changing unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness practices are offered to help with emotion regulation and present-moment awareness.

Meghan trained as a social worker and holds the LCSW credential. She practiced in Pennsylvania and names social context as important when understanding a person's struggles. This includes attention to issues like discrimination, identity, and the effects of broader systems on daily life.

In sessions she focuses on practical steps parents and caregivers can use to manage stress, sleep problems, anger, and relationship patterns. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, addiction, postpartum challenges, and questions about sexuality and self-worth. Her work aims to be collaborative.

She listens, offers tools, and adjusts methods based on how a person responds. The goal is steady progress toward clearer values, healthier routines, and improved coping in everyday life.

How Meghan’s Approaches Work Online

Meghan uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person. That means sessions begin by listening and letting the parent or caregiver set priorities, so the work fits the family’s daily life. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on practical steps like shifting unhelpful thoughts and building routines to reduce anxiety and improve sleep.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Meghan collaborates with clients to decide which methods to try first and adjusts those choices based on what helps. The partnership includes checking goals, trying tools between sessions, and changing direction when needed.

Online formats make this collaboration easier for busy families. Video calls let therapists and clients talk face to face from home. Phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging offer flexible check-ins and shorter moments of support when scheduling is tight. These options help people fit therapy into parenting and work demands while keeping consistent progress.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Meghan address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, grief, trauma, relationship issues, addictions, bipolar symptoms, sleep problems, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and client-centered, with practical tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to help manage symptoms and build coping skills.
What training and background does she have?
She holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has three years of professional experience as listed in her profile.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in Pennsylvania under the PA LCSW number CW016018 and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

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Experience
3 years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English

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