Megan Smith
Person-centred counsellor with mindfulness focus
About Megan
Megan Smith uses a person-centred approach to make therapy feel straightforward and human. She tailors sessions so people can set the pace and talk about the issues that matter most. Megan is named up front because she prefers clear, direct contact.
She holds NCPS and has seven years' practical experience in counselling and psychology. She trained at Chester University where she completed a Masters in person-centred counselling and also holds an undergraduate degree in psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society.
Background and approach
Megan has developed and taught a short course in counselling and psychology at Glyndwr University and has taken further training in online and telephone counselling. Megan works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem and issues linked to intimacy and sexual health.
Her practice includes attention to themes such as attachment struggles, abandonment and feelings of emptiness. Sessions are offered in English and she practises in the United Kingdom. Megan uses Client-Centred Therapy along with mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns and find small, practical changes.
Her style is straightforward: she listens, reflects, and helps people try different ways of coping in daily life. People often come for help with life transitions, career strain, midlife questions and compassionate fatigue from caring roles. Megan also supports those facing hospice and end-of-life concerns and complex emotions such as guilt and shame.
She prefers a collaborative, paced approach so each person feels heard and understood.
What Megan works with
How Megan works
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Sessions & fees
How person-centred and mindfulness work online
Megan uses Client-Centred Therapy which focuses on the person's own goals. Sessions centre on listening, reflecting and supporting people to find their own solutions. This approach is helpful for worries about relationships, low mood and life transitions.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing skills. These exercises help with stress, anxiety and coping with difficult memories. Mindfulness tools are practical and can be used between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Megan will discuss goals, preferences and daily routines and then suggest ways forward. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions suit people who need lower bandwidth or prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when a flexible schedule helps you fit therapy into a busy day.
These options make it easier to access therapy from different locations in the United Kingdom and to pick the format that best fits work, caregiving or mobility needs.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
