Megan Shea, AASW

Megan Shea is an AASW counsellor who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and major life changes. She also supports people dealing with depression, bipolar challenges, intimacy and self-esteem concerns, and those needing coaching through transitions.

Megan describes her style as collaborative and direct. She helps people identify repeating patterns and make clearer choices. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding how past experiences shape present behaviour.

Her approach blends several ways of working. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) ideas are used alongside mindfulness and somatic awareness to help people notice thoughts and bodily responses. Attachment-based and psychodynamic perspectives are brought in when exploring relationship patterns and early influences.

Megan aims to help clients move from managing symptoms to choosing direction with intention. She supports people who are at turning points - a move, a career change, a separation, or a growing sense that things need to shift. The work often includes values clarification, skill building, and identifying small experiments to try between sessions.

She has eight years of clinical experience and practises in Australia. Sessions are held in English. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How her approaches fit with online therapy

Megan uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy as core parts of her work. CBT helps people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours, which can be practised and tracked between sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship experiences influence current intimacy and communication, helping people understand relationship patterns and try new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Megan will talk with each person about goals, past experience and what feels most useful. Together they decide which mix of techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Speak with the service to confirm how sessions are scheduled and any practical details so that therapy fits into everyday life.