Megan O'Donnell

LMFT, 15 years of experience
Warm
Authentic
Open-minded

Hello! I’m a marriage family therapist in the state of California. I’ve been working for over a decade to help families, kids, and individuals at various stages of their lives. I have worked in school based settings, community mental health and private practice. I have experience working with individuals who struggle with anxiety, (OCD) depression, other mood disorders, neurodivergent individuals, gifted and couples.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

In our first session together, I will want to understand what brought you to therapy, your hopes for therapy and how I can help. I will be curious about the specific challenges you're facing and begin to understand how I can address your specific needs. This will help me create a plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

My years and diverse experience in different setting with various clients has helped me feel confident in my skill set. I have had the opportunity to be a part of individual’s growth and lives; which I feel both grateful and honored to be a part.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I have extensive experience working with individual struggle with anxiety, OCD, and depression.

Specialties

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I identify as

Serves ages

Teenagers (13 to 17)

Licensed in

Accepts

Location

Offers in-person in 3667 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94118

Virtual

My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy as a technique to help people identify and debunk faulty thinking and unconscious beliefs.

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

I help clients learn emotion regulation skills, distress tolerance, mindfulness and assertive communication.

Acceptance and commitment (ACT)

I help clients radically accept difficult realities in an effort to not avoid certain painful feelings

Couples Counseling

I utilize attachment based and emotion focused approaches to building connection within the couple dynamic.

Psychodynamic

I try to understand a client’s history in an effort to get a sense of their attachment style, interpersonal dynamics and provide helpful insights related to their current situation.

, 32 ratings

3 ratings with written reviews

November 20, 2025

Megan has helped my husband and I work through our challenges and reach a place of genuine healing and closeness. Her insight, experience, and thoughtful guidance have been invaluable in helping us understand our family dynamics and navigate the issues that arise. She is warm, attentive, and truly listens-encouraging us to reflect and grow. I highly recommend Megan to anyone seeking a supportive, thoughtful and experienced therapist for individual or relationship work.

Verified client, age 45-54
Review shared after session 18 with Megan

October 4, 2025

Megan is a great listener and really helpful in the few sessions we had for couples therapy. I would strongly recommend Megan.

Verified client, age 25-34
Review shared after session 3 with Megan

February 14, 2025

So far so good. During our first session, Megan showed compassion and was actively listening.

Verified client, age 55-64
Review shared after session 1 with Megan