Megan Prior, LCPC
Therapist in Illinois
Megan Prior is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, and issues tied to attachment.
- Licensed inIllinois
- License180.013080
- NPI 1285246280
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Megan
Megan Prior is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, and issues tied to attachment. She offers calm presence and practical steps so people can cope better day to day. Her tone is supportive and direct for those who feel overwhelmed or worn down.
With ten years of experience in mental health, Megan has worked with many concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, anger, and sleep problems.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with career changes, compassion fatigue, and attention challenges related to ADHD. She draws on a mix of approaches to meet each person where they are. Megan uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional patterns.
She pairs that with tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered methods to build practical habits and strong therapeutic collaboration. Her sessions focus on real-life strategies you can use between meetings.
People can expect clear goals, skills to manage difficult moments, and time to talk through painful events or losses. Megan aims to help people rebuild safety in relationships and build steadier moods. She practices in Illinois as an IL LCPC.
Sessions are offered in English and arranged to fit individual schedules. To begin, a short questionnaire helps match needs and schedule the first appointment.
Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180.013080 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1285246280 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Megan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Megan names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-informed therapy and online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current emotions and patterns. It helps people notice why they react the way they do in close relationships and learn new ways to feel safer and more connected. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills for accepting difficult thoughts and committing to values-based actions to move forward despite discomfort. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and daily habits that fuel anxiety or depression.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Megan collaborates with each person to see which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time, combining approaches when that better serves practical goals like improving sleep, reducing panic, or managing relationship tension.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use face-to-face time for deeper work, phone sessions can be a quieter option or require less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging make brief check-ins and coaching easier between appointments. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life so change can happen without major schedule disruption.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Megan work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, and ADHD-related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Megan offers a supportive, engaging, and compassionate style. Sessions blend practical skills with reflective work to address emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience in the mental health field working with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and attachment difficulties.
What credentials and location are on her profile?
She practices in Illinois and holds the IL LCPC credential, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Megan?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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