Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Megan
Megan Balcarczyk is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and related concerns. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping clients find practical steps forward.
Megan works from a blend of respectful listening and direct feedback. She asks clients to point out when something isn't working so therapy can shift. This gives people a clearer role in shaping their own progress and learning skills to advocate for themselves.
Background and approach
Her background includes six years of counseling experience and a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Over that time she has supported people facing substance use issues, mood disorders, trauma, grief, and relationship strain among other concerns. In sessions she mixes client-centered conversations with motivational interviewing and brief solution-focused techniques.
That means she listens for each person's values and goals, helps build motivation for change, and works toward concrete, short-term steps that can reduce distress. Megan aims to help people understand where their struggles began and to identify realistic ways to move forward. She emphasizes accountability, practical skills, and compassion for human imperfection.
Her style is warm but honest, with a focus on producing useful tools for daily life.
What Megan works with
Everything Megan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Megan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
Approaches Megan lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches work in online therapy
Megan uses client-centered therapy to put each person's goals and values at the center of sessions. She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people decide what matters most to change. This approach is useful for clarifying priorities and building trust in an online setting.She also uses motivational interviewing to support people who feel stuck or unsure about change. That method focuses on drawing out a person's own reasons for change and strengthening their motivation step by step. It can help with issues like addiction, moving through grief, or shifting patterns of anger.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Megan treats the choice of methods as a collaborative decision based on each person's needs, goals, and preferences. She discusses options, checks in about what is helping, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, and chat or text can fit short check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep regular contact between visits.
Questions people ask about Megan
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy challenges, sleep problems, parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style combines warm listening with candid feedback and accountability. She encourages clients to be honest about what is or is not working so therapy can be adjusted.
What experience does she have?
She has six years of counseling experience and has worked with people facing substance use, mood and psychotic disorders, trauma, and other mental health concerns.
What credential and location apply?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in New York.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.