About

I’m Megan Shea — an American therapist trained in the United States, working with adults navigating emotional difficulty, relationship patterns, trauma, recovery, and major life transitions.

I work with clients internationally, including those relocating, travelling, or living between places, as well as clients across Australia.

I work with people who are often managing well on the outside, yet find that insight alone has not translated into meaningful change. Often, life appears functional on the surface while something underneath feels strained, fragmented, or exhausted.

Alongside formal training, my work is shaped by lived experience. I understand what it means to move through trauma, loss, and rebuild a life with integrity over time.

How I Work

My approach integrates psychological depth, embodied awareness, and reflective work.

We look at patterns, emotional responses, the body, and the deeper layers underneath, including meaning and identity.

Some sessions focus on understanding. Others focus on change.

I don’t offer quick fixes. The focus is on clarity and on work that holds over time.

Professional Background

My training and experience span both the United States and Australia.

I completed graduate education in the United States, including a Master of Social Work in Adult Mental Health from the University of Southern California, with additional study at the University of Montana and the University of Washington.

My experience includes work across public and private mental health settings, trauma recovery programs, and private practice.

I bring personal, lived experience of recovery to my work with clients navigating addiction, recovery, and reintegration.

I am a certified yoga teacher (200-hour, Hatha & Vinyasa Yoga).

I also lead groups, workshops, and retreats, drawing on both my clinical training and my yoga and holistic background.

Alongside client work, I offer mentoring and supervision for therapists, counsellors, and helping professionals, including those adapting international training into new contexts.

My abstract, “Accredited but Excluded: The Position of Mental Health Social Workers in Australia's Registration Landscape,” was accepted as a Spotlight Presentation at the AASW 2026 Congress.

Creative & Contemplative Work

I am an artist and poet, with a background in photography, film, and haiku, and ongoing study in symbolic and archetypal frameworks, including the archetypes of the tarot.

I have also studied contemplative and energy-based traditions over many years, including meditation, Reiki, Vedic astrology, and shamanism.

These traditions sit alongside my psychological training and inform the way I understand meaning, embodiment, symbolism, and the deeper processes through which change unfolds.

My interest in archetypal psychology and tarot is not about prediction or fortune-telling. It is an ongoing study of symbol, story, psyche, and the patterns through which human beings make meaning of their lives.

What Guides My Work

This work is not about becoming someone new.

It is about restoring balance, integrity, and inner coherence in a way that is sustainable and lived.

Scope

For international clients, services are offered through a counselling and coaching framework and do not include diagnosis, treatment planning, or crisis care.

Medicare rebates may be available for eligible clients with a valid Mental Health Care Plan.

All work is delivered online.

Getting Started

If something in this approach resonates with you, I’d be glad to hear from you.

You’re welcome to get in touch, tell me a little about what’s bringing you here, and we can see whether working together feels like the right fit.