Megan Counts

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been working in the mental health field for over 13 years. I earned both my undergraduate and graduate degrees from Texas State University.

I commonly work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem or self-image concerns, relationship difficulties, unhealthy relationship patterns, difficult family dynamics, emotional overwhelm, burnout, and challenges with self-trust or feeling stuck. I also have a professional background working with trauma and understand how past experiences can continue to affect relationships, emotional responses, and the way we see ourselves.

My approach to therapy is warm, genuine, collaborative, and practical. I believe therapy should be a space where you can be honest about what’s actually going on without feeling judged, while also gaining practical tools to create meaningful change. I use an insight-oriented approach that integrates attachment-based perspectives, and other evidence-based strategies tailored to each person’s needs.

On a personal level, I understand that reaching out for therapy can feel vulnerable. I value authenticity and believe you shouldn’t have to spend therapy trying to impress your therapist or say the “right” things. My goal is to meet you where you are, help you better understand yourself and your patterns, and work with you toward feeling more confident, connected, and capable of creating a life that feels like your own.

I want to help you understand not only what you’re experiencing, but why you may be experiencing it. Together, we can explore the patterns, beliefs, relationships, and past experiences that may be influencing how you see yourself and respond to the world. I draw heavily from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), relational and attachment-based approaches, while tailoring therapy to your individual needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all formula.

I also believe insight is most useful when it leads to change. We’ll work on practical skills and strategies that you can actually use outside of therapy—whether that means managing difficult emotions, setting boundaries, communicating more effectively, building self-trust, navigating relationships, or getting unstuck from patterns that no longer serve you.

My role isn’t to tell you what you should do or who you should be. Instead, I see therapy as a collaborative process where I can help you slow things down, look at what’s really happening, challenge unhelpful patterns, and develop a clearer understanding of what you need and want.

Ultimately, I want therapy to help you feel more connected to yourself, more confident in your ability to handle life’s challenges, and more capable of making choices that align with the life you actually want.

Your first session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other and begin understanding what brings you to therapy. You don’t need to have everything figured out beforehand, and you don’t need to know exactly where to start. We can take it from there together.

I’ll ask questions about what you’ve been experiencing, what feels difficult right now, and what you’re hoping will be different as a result of therapy. We may also talk about relevant experiences, relationships, patterns, or circumstances that have shaped how you’re feeling today. I’ll listen for both the challenges you’re facing and the strengths and resources you already have.

Just as importantly, the first session is a chance for you to get a feel for me and decide whether I’m someone you feel comfortable working with. A good therapeutic relationship matters, and I want you to feel that you can be honest, ask questions, and be yourself.

We may begin identifying some goals or areas you’d like to work on, but there’s no expectation that we’ll solve everything in one session. Depending on what you need, we may also begin discussing a practical strategy or perspective that you can take with you between sessions.

Most importantly, you can expect a judgment-free, collaborative conversation. You don’t have to present a polished version of yourself or have the “right” answers. Just come as you are. We’ll start there.