Megan Shea, AASW

Megan Shea is an AASW counsellor who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, depression and major life changes. She supports people grappling with relationship concerns, intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, and challenges like bipolar mood shifts and low self-esteem. Many come when something important is changing and they want practical direction.

Megan uses a blend of approaches that aim to make therapy feel clear and purposeful. Sessions focus on understanding patterns that keep people stuck and finding small, workable changes. She balances insight-oriented work with practical strategies so clients can act on what matters to them.

Her style is collaborative and direct. Megan works with people who want to reflect deeply and also make forward movement. Conversations are aimed at building clarity, reclaiming agency, and setting intentions for change.

She commonly draws on attachment ideas to look at relationship habits. Cognitive behavioural strategies are used to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Mindfulness and somatic awareness are added when it helps clients feel more present in their bodies and manage stress responses.

With eight years of experience, Megan has worked with adults from diverse backgrounds. She welcomes people who are at a turning point - for example during career shifts, relocation, separation, or when an old pattern no longer fits. Sessions are conducted in English in Australia and international clients are not accepted.

How attachment, CBT and mindfulness translate online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. Online sessions can use discussion and reflective exercises to identify those patterns and experiment with new ways of relating.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In an online setting clients learn practical tools to shift thinking, test new behaviours and track changes between sessions.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without judgement. Short in-session practices and brief homework can help reduce anxiety and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. This is a shared process where adjustments are made as progress unfolds.

The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online or remote work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a lunch break, avoiding travel time, or choosing fewer visual demands on a given day. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt exercises so they work well across different settings.