Megan Counts
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with adults who are trying to better understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns that keep them feeling stuck. I’m especially drawn to working with people who have spent a lot of time questioning themselves, putting others’ needs before their own, or feeling disconnected from who they are and what they want. My work often centers around developing self-trust, creating healthier relationships, strengthening boundaries, and feeling more secure and confident in yourself. My approach is warm, genuine, collaborative, and practical. I believe therapy should be a place where you can be honest about what’s really going on without feeling judged or pressured to have everything figured out. We can slow things down, explore what may be underneath the patterns you’re experiencing, and make sense of how your past experiences and current relationships may be influencing the way you see yourself and move through the world. Many people reach a point where they know something needs to change, but aren’t quite sure what that change looks like. You may be navigating a transition, questioning whether your relationships reflect what you truly want, struggling to trust your own decisions, or simply feeling unlike yourself. Sometimes the hardest part is knowing that the way you’ve been coping isn’t working anymore, while not yet knowing what to do instead. My goal is to help you develop a clearer understanding of yourself and the life you want to create. I’m not here to tell you who to be or what choices to make. I’m here to help you feel more grounded in yourself, recognize what you need, and build the confidence and tools to move forward in a way that feels authentic to you.
With over 10 years of experience, I have developed the ability to truly connect with individuals, creating a safe, nonjudgmental space where they feel heard and understood.
First session
In our first session, we’ll start by getting to know you—your history, what brings you to therapy, and what you’re hoping to gain from it. I’ll ask questions to understand your background, current challenges, and the patterns or beliefs that may be shaping your experience. This helps us build a clear picture of where you are and where you’d like to go. As we continue working together, sessions are collaborative and insight-oriented. You can expect a balance of warmth, directness, and curiosity. We’ll look at the deeper “why” behind your emotions and behaviors while developing tools to help you navigate life with more clarity, confidence, and self-trust. Over time, therapy becomes a space for reflection, healing, and practical change—where you can learn to show up differently for yourself and in your relationships.
Strengths
What makes my approach to therapy stand out is that I’m genuinely interested in the person sitting across from me. I take a relational approach, which means I pay attention to how you experience yourself, how you connect with other people, and the patterns that can develop between the two. I believe the relationship we build in therapy is part of the work—not just something that happens alongside it. I also don’t believe in forcing every client into the same therapeutic mold. My experience with different modalities and interventions gives me the flexibility to pull from different approaches depending on what you need. Sometimes that means practical skills for managing emotions or navigating a difficult situation. Other times, it means slowing down, getting curious about a pattern, or looking more deeply at what may be driving the way you respond. I also want you to have a voice in how we work together. I regularly ask for your feedback about what feels useful, what doesn’t, and what you’re taking away from our sessions. If a strategy isn’t clicking, I’m not going to keep pushing it simply because it’s part of a particular approach. We can adjust, try something different, and figure out what actually works for you. I’m compassionate, but I’m also direct. I won’t judge you for where you are, and I won’t pretend that understanding a pattern is always enough to change it. Sometimes therapy requires being willing to look at uncomfortable things, question assumptions, and consider a different way of doing things. Ultimately, I want therapy to feel like a place where you can be real, think deeply, laugh when appropriate, and leave with something you can actually use.
Ideal clients
My ideal client is an adult who is ready to understand themselves more deeply and create meaningful change—not because they are “broken,” but because they’re tired of feeling stuck in the same patterns. You may be struggling with relationships, boundaries, self-worth, emotional overwhelm, anxiety, burnout, difficult family dynamics, or feeling disconnected from yourself. Maybe you overthink, people-please, shut down, overfunction for everyone else, or repeatedly find yourself in relationships that leave you questioning yourself. You may already understand some of your patterns but still feel unsure how to change them. I especially enjoy working with thoughtful, self-aware people who are willing to be honest and curious about what’s happening beneath the surface. Together, we can explore how your experiences have shaped the way you relate to yourself and others, recognize patterns that are no longer serving you, and build healthier ways of responding. My approach is relational, collaborative, practical, and tailored to the person sitting in front of me. My goal isn’t to tell you what to do or “fix” you. I want to help you develop greater self-trust, emotional awareness, healthier boundaries, and more fulfilling relationships while making room for the person you actually want to be. You don’t have to have everything figured out before starting therapy—you just have to be willing to get curious about yourself and consider that something different may be possible.
Treatment methods
Integrative
Integrative Therapy combines techniques from different counseling approaches to create a personalized treatment that fits your unique needs, goals and personality. Instead of a one-size-fits-all method, it blends the most effective tools from various theories to support your healing, growth, and self-understanding.
Interpersonal
Interpersonal therapy focuses on how your relationships and communication patterns affect your mood and overall well-being. The goal is to help you better understand yourself in relation to others, improve how you connect with people, and build healthier, more supportive relationships.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Person-centered therapy, also known as Rogerian therapy, helps clients by providing a nonjudgmental, empathetic, and supportive environment where they can explore their thoughts and feelings freely. This approach emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for growth, empowering clients to access their own inner resources and develop greater self-awareness, self-acceptance, and emotional resilience. It is particularly helpful for individuals struggling with low self-esteem, identity issues, or emotional distress, as it fosters a sense of safety, validation, and autonomy.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
The goal of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is to help individuals develop skills to manage intense emotions, reduce self-destructive behaviors, and improve relationships. Originally designed for people with borderline personality disorder, DBT combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness and acceptance strategies. It aims to create a balance between acceptance and change, enabling individuals to build a life worth living by increasing emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.
Attachment-based
Attachment-based therapy focuses on understanding how early relationship experiences shape the way you connect, communicate, and cope in relationships today. The goal is to identify patterns such as fear of abandonment, avoidance, people-pleasing, or emotional shutdown and gradually build a more secure way of relating—to others and to yourself. Through exploring past dynamics and current relational triggers, clients learn to regulate emotional responses, express needs clearly, set healthier boundaries, and feel safer in connection. Over time, this work helps reduce anxiety and relational conflict while increasing confidence, stability, and emotional security.
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- TexasLicense 71434