About Megan
Megan Shipley is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She offers a calm, respectful presence and focuses on building trust before moving into practical work. Megan writes plainly and listens closely to understand each person’s situation and goals.
She draws on several approaches to meet different needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking and practice new habits. Client-centered therapy keeps the client’s priorities in focus while the therapist follows the person’s lead.
Background and approach
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is used when trauma memories interfere with daily life. Megan aims to keep sessions straightforward and useful. She will work with someone to set small, achievable steps and track progress over time.
Sessions often include short skill practice, reflection, and planning for the week ahead. Her background includes five years as a licensed clinical social worker in Minnesota. That experience has included helping people through grief, relationship strain, depression, bipolar concerns, and life changes.
She also supports people facing identity questions, including LGBT concerns. Megan uses a relational style that combines listening with action. She helps people sort through intense emotions, build resilience, and find clearer direction.
The approach is collaborative, paced to the person, and adjusted as needs change.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Megan uses client-centered therapy to shape sessions around what matters most to each person. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting back what the person shares, and following their priorities to build trust and clarity.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps spot patterns of thinking and behavior that cause distress. Online CBT sessions typically include short exercises, thought records, and practical homework to practice new ways of responding to anxiety and stress.
EMDR addresses distressing memories that keep causing strong emotional or physical responses. When appropriate, elements of EMDR can be adapted to online sessions to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and help the person move forward.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps. Megan will work with each person to pick techniques that fit their needs, pace, and comfort level.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections or homework reminders. These options can make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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