- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maine
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Megan
Megan Lancaster is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Maine with ten years of clinical experience. She centers sessions on each person’s strengths and life story. She aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone worried about parenting, stress, or mood concerns.
Megan uses straightforward talk and practical tools. She helps people handle anxiety, depression, grief, and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. She also supports those facing addiction, anger, sleep struggles, and work-related stress. <br Parenting is listed among her focus areas, and she works with parents who want clearer communication, steadier routines, or help managing the emotional load of caregiving.
Background and approach
She also addresses family problems and relationship concerns without assuming one fixed solution. Her approach mixes empathetic listening with skills-based methods. That can look like identifying thinking patterns that fuel anxiety, practicing emotion-regulation skills, or trying small behavior changes to improve sleep and mood.
She focuses on what fits each person’s day-to-day life. Megan describes therapy as a collaborative process. She offers guidance, mentorship, and a space to sort through hard moments while helping people build confidence.
Her aim is practical progress - clearer choices and better coping - rather than quick fixes.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Megan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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 translate well to online care
Megan draws on client-centered work that prioritizes listening and understanding. This approach focuses on each person’s goals and strengths and helps shape sessions around what matters most to the client.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. CBT provides concrete steps to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage depressive thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are goals; those skills offer practical techniques for handling intense feelings and improving communication.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try strategies together, and adjust methods based on what helps. That makes it easier to find tools that fit family routines, work hours, and parenting demands.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for relationships work. Phone can be a lower-bandwidth option or a good fit for a quick check-in. Messaging and live chat allow ongoing brief check-ins, homework support, or step-by-step coaching between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible around busy days and caregiving responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Megan
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, sleep problems, addiction, anger, ADHD, and related mood or relationship issues.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style blends client-centered listening with skills and strategies. Sessions include empathy, problem-solving, and exercises drawn from CBT and DBT when helpful.
What experience does the therapist have?
Megan has ten years of clinical experience working with people with trauma, motivation struggles, low self-esteem, depression, and related concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
The clinician holds an LCPC credential and practices in Maine.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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