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Megan Gervais, LCSW

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationConnecticut
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Grief, and Depression
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Megan

Megan Gervais is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Connecticut with 18 years of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She has worked across diverse settings including therapeutic mentoring, child welfare, hospital care, organ transplant, and chronic illness, bringing a broad perspective to clients facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, sleep difficulties, and life transitions. Her approach reflects that varied background and adapts to each person's distinct story.

Her counseling style emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered process that often includes goal-oriented and solution-focused work alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Internal Family Systems tools. Megan prioritizes building a working relationship while helping clients set and reach practical goals.

She also brings experience addressing caregiver strain, end-of-life issues, fertility and hospice concerns, body image, chronic pain and illness, postpartum depression, trauma-related difficulties, and women's issues. Megan conveys a nonjudgmental attitude and encourages people to seek support without shame.

She combines practical strategies with compassionate guidance to help clients clarify priorities, cope with change, and move toward more sustainable ways of managing emotional and life challenges.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Internal Family Systems helps people notice and relate to different parts of themselves, exploring how inner voices or roles influence feelings and behavior; this can be useful for understanding anxiety, internal conflict, and patterns that emerge in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill building, which often helps with depression, anxiety, panic, and sleep difficulties.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to consider their goals, preferences, and life context and then combine strategies that fit those aims. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan over time so the work stays relevant and achievable.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or manage care from home. These formats can support ongoing work with structured interventions, brief coaching-style touchpoints, or more in-depth therapeutic exploration without requiring travel.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Megan works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, sleep problems, self-esteem, career and life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, fertility and hospice issues, postpartum depression, PTSD, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her work is client-centered and flexible, often combining solution-focused, goal-oriented techniques with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Internal Family Systems principles to match what each person needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 18 years of experience in social work and clinical practice, with background in mentoring, child welfare, hospital settings, organ transplant, and chronic illness care.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Connecticut and holds licenses NH LCSW 3958 and NY LCSW 093135.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSleeping disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityFertility issuesHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire

Languages

English