Dr. Meg DePasquale, LCSW-C

Dr. Meg DePasquale is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with 26 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people work through addictions, trauma and abuse, mood concerns, and relationship challenges. She also supports clients facing stress, parenting strain, grief, and issues like ADHD and body image.

Meg aims to make the first step feel manageable. She creates a calm space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. Conversations are direct and practical, with attention to what a person needs right now.

In sessions she helps people build skills to manage anger, anxiety, or low mood. She also works on motivation, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. The approach is collaborative and paced to the individual.

She brings long experience from settings that addressed addictions, mood disorders, and trauma. That background informs how she notices patterns and offers clear options to try. The focus is on what helps the person feel steadier day to day.

People who prefer straightforward, compassionate support tend to find her style helpful. If you want practical steps and a supportive listener, she can help you map a path forward. To begin, follow the site process to match with a therapist and schedule a first meeting.

Approaches that guide online support

Evidence-based techniques often focus on clear skills and structured problem solving. One common approach helps people learn coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress by practicing simple behavior and thinking changes that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Another commonly used method for trauma-related concerns emphasizes processing upsetting memories and building emotion regulation skills to reduce reactivity and improve safety in everyday life.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and then recommend options that fit those needs. That process is collaborative - you and the therapist decide what to try, adjust what doesn't help, and track progress over time.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Ask about available options when you match with a therapist. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use sessions from a quiet place, choose audio-only when video feels like too much, or arrange times that work around work and family obligations.