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Meghan McCloskey

LMHC Florida 12 years of experience

Practical, strengths-based counseling for life changes

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Meghan McCloskey
  • Strengths focused
  • Goal oriented
  • Practical steps

About Meghan

Meghan McCloskey is a licensed mental health counselor working in Florida. She brings 12 years of clinical experience to people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, mood concerns, and major life transitions. She frames clients as the experts on their own lives and offers steady support as they make changes.

Meghan focuses on practical help. She listens first and then helps people name small, manageable steps toward relief. In sessions she uses conversations to build on strengths and to reduce barriers that make day-to-day life harder.

Her background includes work with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, relationship struggles, and career stress. She also addresses concerns such as self-esteem, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Those areas often overlap, and she tailors the work to what matters most to each person.

Meghan draws on several approaches to suit different needs. She uses client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in each person's goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas, solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, and narrative work when those tools fit the situation.

She describes beginning therapy as an act of courage and centers a collaborative tone. People who want clear steps, honest conversation, and a therapist who believes in their strengths may find her approach helpful.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflection, and building on a person's strengths; it helps people feel heard and decide what they want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical exercises people can use between sessions to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons for change and can be useful for addictions, ambivalence, and shifting habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. Together they try techniques and adjust the plan so it fits the person's needs and daily life.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that suits someone's schedule, and avoid travel time. It can also support steady progress by letting people practice skills between meetings and bring real-life examples into sessions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Control issuesDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelitySelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

Florida, Massachusetts

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and parenting challenges, depression, bipolar, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, career issues, and coping with life changes among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She takes a client-centered, collaborative approach that emphasizes strengths and clear steps. Techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work are used when helpful.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 12 years of professional experience working with people on a range of mental health and life concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the credential MA LMHC and practices as an LMHC in Florida.

Can people meet with her in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she accept clients from other countries?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does payment and cost work for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to start therapy with her?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

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