- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Megan
Megan Deaver is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Missouri with ten years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. She also supports those facing LGBT issues and life transitions.
She aims to meet people where they are and build on their strengths. Megan draws on work across psychiatric hospitals, intensive outpatient programs, and independent practice. That background informs how she adapts support for different situations.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps, honest conversation, and small experiments that fit everyday life. She avoids jargon and uses plain language so people can act on ideas quickly. She values a client's own knowledge of their story and treats personal passions as part of healing.
Megan enjoys fandom culture and sees hobbies and community as useful tools for wellbeing. She often encourages clients to use those interests when building routines and coping strategies. Megan describes herself as naturally quirky and encourages people to bring their authentic selves to sessions.
She emphasizes collaboration and empowers clients to set the pace of change. Her aim is to support realistic progress toward a happier, more manageable life. She holds Missouri licensure and has a broader connection with people in Europe through a Chartered membership in the British Psychological Society for those seeking counseling in that region.
Sessions are conducted in English and tailored to practical needs and goals.
What Megan works with
Everything Megan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Megan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Intellectual disability
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based techniques and online flexibility
Megan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and building strengths. One approach emphasizes short, actionable strategies to reduce anxiety and manage stress, helping people try simple behavior changes and coping tools between sessions. Another approach centers on addressing mood and life transitions with gradual goal-setting and problem-solving to ease depression and adapt to change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Megan collaborates with each person to choose which techniques feel most useful. Together they review goals, try methods, and adjust the plan so the work fits the person’s needs and preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all model.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this practice. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to schedule regular work and to practice new skills in real time.
Questions people ask about Megan
What concerns does she address?
Megan helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, LGBT issues, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on related areas like pregnancy and childbirth, prejudice and discrimination, and self-love.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She keeps sessions plainspoken and practical, focusing on small steps and conversation. The work often includes trying new ways of handling stress and building routines around a person’s existing interests.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of professional experience and has worked in psychiatric hospitals, intensive outpatient programs, and independent practice. That range shapes how she tailors support for different needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC, in Missouri. She also holds a Chartered membership in the British Psychological Society for people in Europe or the British Isles seeking counseling connections.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted, including those in Europe and the British Isles who may connect through her BPS Chartered membership.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different scheduling and communication needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and is delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on therapist availability.
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