About Meagan
Meagan Licata is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She works with concerns like sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. Meagan emphasizes an approachable, steady style so people feel heard from the first session.
She combines evidence-based tools with a warm, client-centered manner. Sessions include practical steps for coping with worry, improving sleep, and handling mood shifts.
Background and approach
Meagan also supports people dealing with body image, chronic illness or pain, loneliness, and issues around sexuality and women's concerns. Meagan uses techniques drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take values-driven action. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices to build emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Her approach starts with listening. Meagan aims to build trust and work at a pace that feels manageable. She helps people set small, measurable goals and practices skills between sessions to make steady progress.
Sessions are structured but adaptable. Meagan explains tools in plain language and focuses on what matters most to each person. She guides people through the early steps so they can feel more in control and less overwhelmed by day-to-day challenges.
How Meagan's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take steps that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and decisions about life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry and low mood. CBT often includes concrete exercises and homework to practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Meagan will discuss these methods with each person and adjust techniques based on their goals and comfort. She aims to collaborate on a plan that fits the person's needs and pace, trying different tools until a good fit emerges.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teaching of skills. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief support, ongoing coaching, or checking in between sessions. These options give flexibility so people can use the format that best matches their schedule and how they like to communicate.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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