Meagan Licata

Meagan Licata is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She focuses on creating a calm, honest space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, sleep problems, self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. Meagan emphasizes connection and builds trust slowly so clients feel heard. She encourages small steps toward change and stays supportive through the process.

Meagan has four years of counseling experience and a longer history in mental health work. She draws on practical methods to help with everyday struggles like trouble sleeping, racing thoughts, and low mood. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with tools clients can use between meetings.

Her approach mixes acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness. That means she helps people notice what matters, test unhelpful thinking, and practice skills in day-to-day life. She also uses client-centered and dialectical skills to keep the work grounded in each person's values and strengths.

Meagan also addresses concerns such as body image, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, and finding life purpose. She aims to tailor strategies to each person’s situation rather than offering a one-size-fits-all plan.

If someone is ready to begin, she recommends starting with a short intake and a few sessions to see if the match feels right. Meagan focuses on steady progress and practical changes people can notice between meetings.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people name what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches practical strategies to change them, which can ease anxiety and mood problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and which methods feel useful. This collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits what the client wants to change and how they prefer to work.

The therapist's profile did not list specific online or in-person session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy lives by avoiding travel, making scheduling easier, and allowing quicker check-ins during the week. Online work can also let practice happen between meetings, using tools and exercises discussed in sessions to support progress over time.