Megan Du Plessis, BACP
Megan Du Plessis offers calm, steady support for people facing relationship strain, trauma, grief, anxiety and other life challenges.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- Grief
- +16 more
About Megan
Megan Du Plessis offers calm, steady support for people facing relationship strain, trauma, grief, anxiety and other life challenges. She greets clients with straightforward listening and aims to help them feel understood. Megan works in English and Afrikaans and connects with people across the United Kingdom and internationally.
Megan draws on a person-centred way of working that keeps the client’s experience at the centre. Early sessions focus on building clarity about what matters most and identifying small, practical steps.
Background and approach
Over time she may introduce techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help manage difficult thoughts and feelings. Her background includes five years of clinical experience and work in addiction services where trauma-informed ideas guided practice. She has also supported people through bereavement using solution-focused tools to help with immediate practical needs.
Those experiences shape a gentle style that avoids re-traumatising and prioritises emotional safety. Megan helps people with a wide range of concerns including self-esteem, coping with life changes, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, and complex issues such as bipolar and co-morbidity. She also offers support around sexuality and intimacy matters and for people in LGBT communities.
Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. Expect to talk through current struggles, try small experiments between sessions, and review what does and does not work. The aim is steady progress that fits the client’s pace and priorities.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 392708 | January 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Megan works with
Everything Megan lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Megan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist offers acceptance and reflection, helping people find their own solutions and build confidence over time.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behaviour. It often includes small experiments and homework to help with worries, sleep problems and stress management.
Megan treats the choice of approach as a collaborative process. She will work with the client to identify goals and try methods that match those aims. If something isn’t helpful they will adjust the plan together to find a better fit.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be useful when lower bandwidth is needed, live chat suits brief check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on steady progress.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Megan commonly help with?
Megan supports people with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, addictions and stress-related issues. She also works with challenges like self-esteem, sleep, parenting strain, bipolar and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is primarily person-centred with an emphasis on listening and understanding. She may also use CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques as part of a tailored plan.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience, including work in addiction services and bereavement support, which informs her trauma-aware, sensitive approach.
Where is she based and what professional credential does she hold?
She practises from the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as documented in her credentials.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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