Megan has been practicing as a Psychologist since 2010. Megan has worked in both community and private practice settings, providing support to adults,children, and adolescents in the management of varying mental health difficulties. Megan specialises in perinatal support. Megan's most recent focus has been working with women and their partners in the perinatal period, providing support around difficulties with conception and fertility, preparing for the transition into parenthood, antenatal and postnatal anxiety and depression, grief and loss, difficult diagnoses in pregnancy or after birth, difficulties bonding with baby, and parenting challenges in the early years. In her private practice, Megan has consolidated her passion for supporting new parents on the journey towards and through parenthood. She facilitates her clients’ exploration of how their own experiences of being parented informs their parenting style, parenting triggers, and relationships with their children. In addition to providing parenting support, Megan works with clients who may be experiencing anxiety and/or depression during pregnancy or after the birth of their baby, gender disappointment, grief/loss during their reproductive journey, adjustment difficulties in the transition to parenthood, and relationship changes that come after the arrival of a baby. Approach to therapy Megan understands that to reach out for support can sometimes be a daunting experience. She takes a non-judgemental and compassionate approach to therapy and believes that a strong therapeutic relationship between therapist and client is key to achieving positive outcomes in therapy. Megan is flexible in her approach and draws upon a number of evidence-based therapies and theories, depending on a client’s needs. These approaches include Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Cognitive and Behaviour therapy (CBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy. Psychodynamic- and Attachment-informed theories also underpin her therapeutic work with clients.