About Megan
Megan Hines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction, mood concerns and ADHD. She offers direct, practical help for people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or burned out. Megan aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable from the first visit.
Megan uses clear skills and steady support to help people manage hard moments. She blends strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with mindfulness and motivational approaches.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skills practice, step-by-step problem solving, and planning to make small changes that add up. Her background includes work in both inpatient hospital and outpatient community mental health settings. That experience shaped how she structures sessions and supports people through crises or transitions.
She has provided individual and group counseling and has been involved in Partial Hospitalization Programs and Intensive Outpatient Programs. Megan has about 10 years of clinical experience and holds a Virginia LPC credential.
She works with people facing a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, substance use, panic and obsessive symptoms, and challenges with mood and self-worth. People can expect a collaborative style that balances direct skill teaching with attention to personal values and goals.
Megan aims to coach clients toward clearer routines, calmer reactions, and greater confidence in daily life.
How Megan Uses Practical Therapies Online
Megan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy when working with clients. CBT focuses on linking thoughts, feelings, and actions to replace unhelpful patterns with more effective ones; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills to help when emotions feel intense or impulsive.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and day-to-day life. That means trying skill-based exercises, reviewing what helps, and adjusting methods over time so the work stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and skills demonstration. Phone sessions can be a good match when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing check-ins, quick coaching, and reminders between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping progress consistent and practical.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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