Megan Rafferty brings a client-centered, attachment-focused approach to counseling.
01About Megan
Megan Rafferty brings a client-centered, attachment-focused approach to counseling. She frames sessions around listening carefully and helping people name what matters to them. Megan emphasizes practical steps people can use day to day to feel steadier and more in control.
She has three decades of experience in counseling, training, mediation, and teaching. Over the years she has supported people through grief, major life changes, stress, and relationship challenges. Her background also includes work with caregiving issues, end-of-life concerns, and workplace conflict.
Background and approach
Megan blends several ways of working to match each person's needs. She uses ideas from attachment work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thought habits and try small changes.
Client-centered methods keep the conversation focused on the person's own goals and values. Sessions aim to build emotional safety and practical skills. People often explore communication problems, self-esteem concerns, and intimacy-related worries.
She also supports those navigating family of origin issues, blended family transitions, and separation or divorce. Megan practices in New Mexico and brings a calm, curious style to sessions. Her work also covers LGBT concerns, compassion fatigue, and questions about life purpose and meaning.
She welcomes people who want steady, thoughtful support while making real changes. Her credentials include LPCC, which indicates her licensure in New Mexico as a clinical counselor. With her steady presence and practical focus, she helps people break down big problems into manageable next steps.
02Credentials
- LPCC (New Mexico)
- License CCMH0082181 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1962003517 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Megan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Megan names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
These are the methods Megan names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How these approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect how people connect now. Online sessions can help identify recurring patterns in relationships and practice new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and the person's own goals; the therapist follows the person’s lead and supports self-directed change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing thoughts and trying practical experiments to shift feelings and behavior.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps match methods to what feels useful and doable for each person.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or texting is useful for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship or family issues. Her practice also addresses parenting, career questions, intimacy-related concerns, and trauma or abuse.
What is her general therapeutic style?
The approach is client-centered and nonjudgmental, focusing on emotional safety and practical steps. Sessions combine attachment perspectives with CBT and other tools to fit each person's needs.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 30 years of experience working as a counselor, trainer, mediator, and professor. That background includes a wide range of clinical and teaching roles.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an LPCC in New Mexico and lists that credential as part of her professional background.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do fees and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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