- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Megan
Megan Prior is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) who helps people facing stress, parenting challenges, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns. She writes and speaks plainly about everyday struggles and focuses on practical steps parents can use right away. Her tone is supportive and direct, aimed at people who need clear guidance and steady support.
With ten years in the mental health field, Megan has worked with a wide range of concerns.
Background and approach
These include depression, anger, grief, relationship and attachment issues, sleep problems, and attention-related challenges such as ADHD. She also brings experience supporting people affected by trauma and those dealing with caregiver strain and compassion fatigue. Megan blends several therapy styles to match each person's needs.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change thinking patterns and behaviors. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and increase flexibility. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and emotional connection.
Her sessions emphasize practical tools and simple skills that parents can try between meetings. She prioritizes clear communication, problem solving, and emotion regulation strategies that fit daily life. Sessions can include short coaching elements aimed at achievable next steps.
Clients can expect a collaborative approach. Megan aims to work alongside people to set goals and measure progress. She encourages small changes that add up to meaningful relief and more confidence in parenting and everyday roles.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Megan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to you and taking small committed actions that reflect those values. It helps when worry or avoidance gets in the way of family life or daily routines. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early and current relationship patterns affect emotion and trust, and it supports work on communication and connection that often matters in parenting.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, needs, and preferences and will suggest options to try. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made based on what helps most in your life.
Online therapy offers several flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you keep face-to-face conversation and see demonstrations of skills. Phone sessions can be a simpler way to check in when bandwidth or camera time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief coaching, check-ins, or following up on homework between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to use new skills in the moment.
Questions people ask about Megan
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
Megan helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting concerns, sleep issues, and relationship or attachment problems. She also supports those coping with grief, anger, ADHD, and caregiver strain.
What is the overall therapy style like?
Her style is supportive, engaging, and practical. Sessions focus on clear tools, skill building, and steps you can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She brings ten years of experience in the mental health field and has worked with a broad range of concerns including trauma exposure and attachment difficulties.
Where is this therapist licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, licensed in Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start therapy with this clinician?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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