- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Grief
About Megan
Megan Rafferty is a licensed professional clinical counselor who brings 30 years of counseling experience to people in New Mexico. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and focuses on practical steps parents and individuals can take to feel steadier. Her style is warm and client-centered, aiming to help people notice strengths and make small, useful changes.
She often starts by listening to what feels most urgent. Then she and the client set simple goals to reduce stress, improve communication, or manage anxiety.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize emotional awareness alongside everyday actions a person can try between meetings. Megan draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and try alternatives.
Dialectical behavior therapy skills are offered when people need tools for emotion regulation and managing intense moments. Her background includes long experience as a counselor, trainer, mediator, professor, and massage therapist. Over the years she has supported people through grief, life changes, caregiving stress, relationship problems, parenting concerns, and identity issues related to LGBT matters.
Megan works with individuals around family of origin issues, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and intimacy-related struggles. She also assists people facing career crossroads, midlife questions, and end-of-life concerns. Her approach aims to help clients find balance and meaning while building concrete coping skills.
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
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Megan lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Megan’s Approaches Work Online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns affect current relationships and emotional reactions; it can help with parenting concerns and attachment-related struggles. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and supporting your own goals, helping people feel heard and clearer about next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with practical alternatives to reduce anxiety and improve coping.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to see which methods fit their needs and goals, and may blend techniques rather than using just one. Clients and the therapist check in together about what's working and adjust the plan over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation; phone works well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer no camera. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, brief skill practice, or days when typing feels easier. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and caregiving demands.
Questions people ask about Megan
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, LGBT matters, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a client-centered, nonjudgmental approach that blends attachment work, cognitive and behavioral techniques, and DBT skills to teach emotion regulation and clearer thinking.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of counseling experience and has worked as a counselor, trainer, mediator, professor, and massage therapist.
What credential and region does she practice in?
She holds the credential LPCC and practices in New Mexico.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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