Megan Gittins

(she/her/hers)

Cohesive Counseling LLC

LPC

Clients I Work With

The typical clients I work with are usually insightful, self-aware, and high-achieving in many areas of life. When so much of life seems to be going “right,” it can feel confusing or frustrating to experience feelings of inadequacy, emptiness, feelings of hopelessness or helplessness, difficulties with emotional regulation/processing, feelings of anxiety, loss of interest in things once enjoyed, feeling “burned out,” sleep disturbance, and/ or difficulties within relationships. I have extensive experience in working with therapists, emergency medicine physicians, and firefighters.

Approach

We are in this together. My style is relational in that I’m actively participating in the session in an empathic and transparent way. I genuinely want to learn about your unique experience so I can better understand. I like to bring humor and levity to sessions, along with honesty and directness. I care about and do my best to create a safe space for clients by providing culturally responsive care. I am neurodiversity affirming and LGBTQIA+ affirming. I strive to integrate cultural humility and examine my own biases as I learn about my clients’ unique and diverse lived experiences. I am trained in EMDR and CPT & I also weave elements of cognitive, existential, systemic, mindfulness, and compassion-focused therapies into sessions.

Beliefs & Lived Experience

I personally don't love diagnosis other than a way for people to understand themselves, if that feels important to them. Rather than pathologize behavior, I prefer to look at systemic issues that cause us a variety of the issues we believe are individual failures or inadequacies. I am not going to give you coping skills to tamp down emotions that are appropriate to a situation. I will help you learn how to channel those emotions into action, or achieve more balance, to avoid burn out. I believe therapy is political. I am not a 'blank slate' kind of therapist- I'm WITH YOU in this process.

More About My Practice

I am currently accepting new clients. I provide individual therapy services for adults (ages 18+). I do not provide couples or family therapy. I provide consultation services for professionals who are interested in deepening their understanding and practice of EMDR.

Ages Served

Adults

Services Provided

Individual Therapy

Languages Spoken

English

Specializations

Modalities

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Compassion Focused
EMDR
Ketamine-Assisted EMDR Therapy™

Specialties

First Responders and Medical Professionals
Grief
Neurodivergent Affirming
Substance Use
Trauma and PTSD
Women's Issues

Insurance and Payment

Payment Accepted

Cash

Check

Credit

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Session Fees

$200

-$395

State Licensed In

Arizona
California
Maine
Virginia