- Attachment work
- Mindfulness
- CBT tools
About Megan
Megan Shea is an AASW social worker with eight years of clinical experience based in Australia. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression and bipolar mood concerns. She also supports people carrying guilt and shame and those coping with major life changes.
Megan describes her practice as integrative and insight-oriented. She blends attachment work, cognitive behavioural tools, mindfulness and somatic awareness in sessions. Her style is collaborative and direct, aiming for clarity about patterns rather than only symptom management.
People often come to her at a turning point. That might be a move, a career shift, a separation, or a moment when identity and values feel unsettled. She helps people name the core concerns and chart a clearer way forward.
Sessions include practical skills and reflective exploration. Megan uses mindfulness exercises and somatic noticing to help people recognise how stress and shame show up in the body. She also draws on CBT-style strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new patterns.
Her approach tends to suit reflective, engaged adults who want both insight and practical change. She works with people across cultural backgrounds and with differing life rhythms, and she frames work around clients' immediate goals and values.
How her approaches translate to online work
Megan commonly integrates Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationship patterns and helps people notice repeated ways of seeking safety or avoiding closeness. CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to build present-moment awareness, often teaching simple breathing and noticing practices that reduce reactivity and support clearer decision making. These approaches suit issues like anxiety, relationship stress, guilt and shame because they combine learning about patterns with day-to-day skills.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels workable, and together they will try methods that fit the person's needs. That might mean alternating reflective sessions with skills-based work.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives - for example a shorter check-in during a work break, or a session where being on camera is optional to save bandwidth. Discuss practical arrangements when you schedule to ensure sessions fit into your routine.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Megan works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression and bipolar issues. She also focuses on guilt and shame and life changes like relocation or separation.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She combines insight-oriented work with mindfulness and somatic noticing to explore how guilt and shame affect thoughts, body and behaviour. Cognitive behavioural strategies are used to test unhelpful beliefs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with adults in clinical settings. That experience covers anxiety, trauma, relationship and life-transition work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and is based in Australia.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I attend from another country?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.