Meghan Carroll

Compassionate clinician blending practical therapy

LCSW, LICSW Alabama

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
Languages: English

About Meghan

Meghan Carroll is a licensed clinical social worker with experience grounded in practical, evidence-informed techniques. She emphasizes cognitive behavioral principles alongside solution-focused and trauma-informed methods to help clients address anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, and stress-related issues.

Background and approach

Meghan holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and brings eight years of professional practice to her work in Alabama, where she schedules in Central Time. Her background includes work across residential psychiatric treatment, in-home therapy, office-based care, and telehealth, giving her experience with adults, couples, families, adolescents, and older adults.

Meghan adapts her style to each person, prioritizing a strong therapeutic connection and tailoring interventions to meet clients where they are. She also has focused training in postpartum mood disorders and assists with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and caregiving stress.

In sessions she combines solution-focused strengths with cognitive techniques and trauma-focused elements when appropriate, aiming to create a supportive space for processing emotions and developing practical coping strategies. Meghan welcomes those ready to explore change and find workable approaches to life’s challenges.

Practical Approaches for Online Healing

Meghan draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, creating clear, actionable steps for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy complements this work by emphasizing goals, strengths, and short-term strategies that move clients toward tangible change in areas like relationships, parenting, and life transitions.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Meghan works with clients to determine which methods best align with their concerns, goals, and personal preferences, and she adjusts tools and pacing as sessions unfold so the plan evolves with the client’s progress.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to continue work from home. These formats support ongoing collaboration, allow for in-the-moment problem solving, and make regular check-ins more accessible for people balancing work, family, or caregiving responsibilities.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Meghan commonly address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.

What is Meghan's therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and strengths based, using solution-focused strategies and components of cognitive behavioral and trauma-focused therapy to tailor interventions to each client's needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Meghan has eight years of social work experience across multiple settings, including residential psychiatric treatment, in-home care, office-based therapy, and telehealth.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials with license details CA LCSW 98026 and AL LICSW 5061C and is based in Alabama.

Does she offer services in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are provided in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are available for therapy?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the format that suits their needs.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressFamily problemsMood disordersPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

California, Alabama

Languages

English