Megan Toy, AASW

Megan Toy is an AASW social worker in Australia with three years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting pressures and anger. Her tone in sessions is relaxed and practical, focusing on what a person can do next rather than long theory discussions.

Megan says people know their own story best and she treats clients as the expert in their life. She draws on clients' existing strengths and everyday resources. Conversations often include setting boundaries, practising mindfulness, and noticing small changes that reduce reactivity.

Her approach mixes well-known methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and client-centred work. Those methods are used to help untangle unhelpful thinking, build clearer values-driven goals and improve coping skills for strong emotions like anger. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques also appear in sessions when they fit the client’s goals.

Megan has experience supporting people living with chronic illness, neurodiversity, cognitive challenges and complex mental health presentations. She has also worked with veterans and people living with disability. That background informs a practical, problem-focused style rather than a purely theoretical one.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and grounded. Megan helps people notice patterns, try small experiments, and develop clearer ways to respond when frustration or resentment rises. She encourages steady steps and realistic goals rather than sudden overhaul.

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