Profile / United States
Megan Gervais, LCSW
Connecticut
LCSW - Anxiety and Life Changes
See online therapy options- CBT when appropriate
- Solution focused goals
- Caregiver and grief support
About Megan
Megan Gervais is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of professional experience in social work based in Connecticut. She has worked in settings such as therapeutic mentoring, child welfare, hospital transplant services, and chronic illness care. Megan focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationships, family concerns, sleeping problems, self-esteem, career transitions, and coping with life changes.
She uses a practical, client-centered approach and often works with people who want clear steps to manage problems. She favors solution-focused work that sets measurable short-term goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her skill set and she draws on it when it fits the issue at hand.
Megan also integrates Motivational Interviewing and Internal Family Systems approaches depending on what a person needs. That can mean identifying unhelpful thought patterns, increasing motivation to change, or noticing different internal parts that affect behavior. Sessions typically combine talk, feedback, and specific exercises to try between meetings.
Her background includes supporting caregivers, people facing end-of-life or hospice concerns, adoption and foster care matters, chronic illness and pain, fertility and postpartum challenges, and issues around aging. She also works with people dealing with loneliness, life purpose questions, body image, and women's health matters.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. People who want clear goals, practical tools, and occasional skill-building often find this approach useful.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Many people see practical benefits from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT sessions often include brief experiments, thought records, and action plans that can be used between meetings to track progress.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting so the person’s priorities guide each session. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about making changes by clarifying personal reasons for change and building momentum in small steps.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. That collaboration helps decide whether to emphasize CBT exercises, motivational strategies, or reflective client-centered work.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and goal tracking to work well across different session setups.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, sleep issues, self-esteem, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach that is practical and goal oriented, often combining solution-focused work with CBT techniques when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience in social work across mentoring, child welfare, hospital transplant, and chronic illness settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Hampshire and New York and practices from Connecticut.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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