- CBT
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness
About Megan
Megan Hines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 10 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, and related issues. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking rather than labels or quick fixes.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as her main approaches, with mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when helpful. That means sessions can include examining patterns of thought, practicing emotion-regulation skills, and trying small behavior changes between meetings. Conversations are straightforward and skill-focused so clients can try things out in daily life.
Megan's background includes work in inpatient hospital settings and outpatient community mental health programs. She has experience with individual and group counseling, and with Partial Hospitalization Programs and Intensive Outpatient Programs. That range gives familiarity with crises, ongoing mood and anxiety concerns, and substance use challenges.
In sessions she often mixes skills training with problem-solving. Clients may work on communication problems, control issues, codependency, or managing panic and obsessive thoughts. For people dealing with grief, postpartum depression, or life transitions, she offers focused steps to make tasks feel more manageable.
Her practical focus includes addiction-related issues, career and money concerns, and coping with burnout or compassion fatigue. Sessions aim to teach tools that can be used quickly, then adjusted as progress and needs become clearer.
How cognitive and skills-based methods translate to online sessions
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes. Online sessions can use this work to practice new reactions to anger triggers and set specific experiments to do between meetings.DBT centers on emotion-regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Delivered remotely, DBT-style work often includes structured skills coaching, role-play of difficult conversations, and short exercises to reduce emotional escalation in real time.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which skills and exercises to prioritize.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since they are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people try new skills between sessions and apply them in everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger-related problems does she help with?
She works with anger tied to relationships, workplace frustration, ongoing resentment, and reactions after trauma or loss.
How would she approach sessions with someone who loses their temper?
She uses CBT and DBT methods to teach emotion-regulation skills, identify triggers, and practice alternative responses during everyday situations.
What is her clinical background?
Megan has ten years of clinical experience across inpatient and outpatient settings, including group work and partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.
What credentials and location does she have?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.