Megan Prior, LCPC
Illinois · 10 years in practice
Megan Prior is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, and changes in life.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.013080 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1285246280 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Megan
Megan Prior is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, and changes in life. She writes and talks plainly with clients and aims to make the first steps feel manageable and straightforward. Megan draws on ten years of experience in the mental health field.
She has supported people coping with depression, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, attachment difficulties, sleep problems, anger, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also helps those navigating career shifts, ADHD-related challenges, caregiver stress, and the long process of grieving. Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical strategies, clearer communication, and building skills that can be used between meetings.
She adapts her methods to the person in front of her rather than using a single fixed plan. Megan uses a mix of approaches including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered methods. These tools are chosen to address emotions, patterns, and behaviors that keep people stuck.
People who come to her can expect straightforward feedback and hands-on exercises. She supports parents, caregivers, and professionals working through compassion fatigue and commitment or codependency issues. The aim is to move from feeling overwhelmed toward clearer choices and steadier emotional responses.
Megan practices in Illinois as an LCPC and offers sessions in English. Her goal is to help people feel understood, regain control over daily life, and develop lasting coping skills.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Megan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Megan names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and change the patterns that leave them feeling stuck or disconnected. It focuses on the feelings under the behavior and on shifting how a person responds to those feelings to improve relationships and emotional balance.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages clear values and mindful action. It teaches ways to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, which can help with anxiety, stress, and ongoing life changes.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current ways of relating and reacting. It can help people understand patterns that affect trust, intimacy-related struggles, or repeated relationship problems.
Megan treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She works with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That collaboration helps tailor sessions so they feel useful and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client talk face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are options for brief updates, coaching-style check-ins, or people who prefer typed communication. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between appointments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Parenting stress, caregiver strain, grief, sleep trouble, and career transitions are also common topics.
What is her general therapy style?
The approach is warm, collaborative, and practical. Sessions combine emotion-focused work with skill-building and problem-solving to help clients handle day-to-day challenges.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Megan has ten years of experience in the mental health field working with a wide range of concerns including trauma exposure and attachment difficulties.
What credentials and where does she practice?
She holds an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, listed as LCPC, and practices in Illinois.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
She conducts sessions by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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