Megan Hines, LPC

Megan Hines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She works with depression, relationship concerns, grief, anger, and a range of mood and life-change issues. Her practice also addresses substance use and recovery-related struggles.

Megan draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people learn practical skills. She focuses on teaching tools for managing intense feelings, reducing unhelpful thinking patterns, and improving everyday coping. Meetings tend to include skills practice, goal-setting, and clear steps to try between sessions.

Before counseling privately, she worked in inpatient hospitals and community mental health settings. That background includes individual and group counseling, as well as involvement with Partial Hospitalization Programs and Intensive Outpatient Programs. Her experience covers both mental health and alcohol or substance use concerns over a ten year career.

Megan emphasizes active listening and helping people build a life they want to live. Sessions are collaborative: she and the client set goals and track progress. She offers techniques drawn from mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and behavioral strategies to support change.

People who choose Megan can expect straightforward, skills-focused work aimed at improving day-to-day functioning. She accepts clients in English and can work with people located in or connected to Virginia. If you have questions about fit, she encourages starting with a short matching process to find what feels right.

How Megan Uses Evidence-Based Methods Online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thinking. DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills alongside ways to improve relationships and reduce impulsive behaviors. It can be useful for strong mood swings, intense emotions, and problems with self-harm or substance use.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and may blend CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match the clients needs.

Session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments around work or caregiving. It can also let someone choose a quieter setting, use phone-only check-ins when video is difficult, or schedule shorter sessions for brief check-ins between longer appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt worksheets, skills coaching, and motivational strategies to an online setting to support steady progress.