LCSW
Megan DeSilva , LCSW
Therapist in Montana
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About Megan
Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She listens for the concrete problems that cause the most pain and helps clients try small, doable changes. Sessions emphasize real-life skills for coping with difficult emotions and overwhelming days.
Megan has eight years of clinical experience as an LCSW in Montana. That background includes working with people navigating blended family dynamics, codependency, and isolation or loneliness. She helps clients who want to build more self-love and clearer boundaries in relationships.
Therapy with Megan often centers on making transitions easier. She offers ways to manage seasonal affective disorder symptoms and to handle job-related stress. Conversations address both practical planning and emotional healing so clients can take the next step at their own pace.
People who want a collaborative, down-to-earth approach find her helpful. She aims to create a space where clients can talk through hard topics and practice new ways of coping. Her goal is to help people feel steadier and more able to move forward.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Megan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach helps people learn specific coping tools for anxiety and stress, such as breathing methods, behavior changes, and step-by-step plans to reduce overwhelm. These techniques are useful for day-to-day stress and workplace strain.Another approach centers on processing grief and low mood through guided conversation and gradual activity planning. This work supports rebuilding routines, managing seasonal affective symptoms, and regaining interest in daily life. Both approaches emphasize clear steps clients can try between sessions to notice small improvements.
Finding the best approach is part of the process and will be collaborative. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as needed. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to try and when to change course.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different needs. Video sessions allow visual interaction for deeper conversation, phone calls can fit a quick check-in or low-bandwidth situations, and messaging options support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflections between visits. These choices make it easier to work on concerns like anxiety, mood shifts, body image, and workplace stress around a busy life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
Megan works with issues like stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on blended family dynamics, body image, codependency, isolation, seasonal affective disorder, self-love, women's issues, and workplace problems.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her work uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical, everyday strategies. Sessions tend to be collaborative and geared toward small, manageable changes clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings eight years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker. That time has included helping people with grief, life transitions, and relationship patterns.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Montana and holds the clinical credential LCSW, listed as MT LCSW and NV LCSW.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are accessed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Licensed
Montana, Nevada
Languages
English
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