Megan Rafferty, LPCC

Megan Rafferty is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 30 years of counseling experience based in New Mexico. She uses a client-centered, strength-focused approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Megan speaks directly and simply, aiming to make therapy feel practical and approachable.

She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to look at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. She also uses attachment-based and client-centered methods to help people feel heard and safer when talking about painful topics. Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and finding meaning in difficult changes.

Megan has worked across many roles over three decades as a counselor, trainer, mediator, and professor. That background informs how she guides people through family concerns, relationship challenges, career stress, and caregiving strain. She also supports people facing trauma, loss, and issues around intimacy and identity.

Her style is straightforward and nonjudgmental. Megan helps people notice patterns that hold them back and practices new ways of responding. Therapy often includes short-term skill building and deeper conversations about values and life purpose.

People who choose her can expect calm, practical guidance and a focus on real-life changes. Megan aims to help each person become more aware, resilient, and able to move toward the life they want.

Practical approaches for online care

Several of Megan's approaches lend themselves well to online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which often leads to clearer steps people can try between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns and how early connections shape trust and emotional responses, helping people improve current relationships and emotional safety. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, using empathy and reflection to help them find their own answers.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Megan works collaboratively to see which approaches fit a person's needs, goals, and preferences. She will suggest practical techniques and check in regularly to adjust the plan as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video lets people practice new communication skills and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick check-ins or ongoing coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.