Meet Megan Appleton
Megan supports individuals and partners navigating anxiety, depression, stress, relationship challenges, self esteem concerns, life transitions, grief, and emotional regulation.
Starting therapy is an important step, whether you are seeking support for yourself or your relationship. Megan Appleton offers a warm, grounded, and collaborative space where individuals and couples can explore what they are carrying, deepen understanding, and build meaningful change. Her approach is gentle and supportive, focused on helping clients strengthen emotional well-being, improve communication, and create healthier patterns.
Megan works with individuals and couples ages 16 and older across Ontario through secure virtual sessions.
Who Megan Supports
Megan welcomes both individuals and couples into her practice. She supports clients who are navigating challenges such as:
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Difficulty setting boundaries
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Emotional regulation challenges
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Burnout, emotional fatigue, or compassion fatigue
For Couples and Relationships
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Communication difficulties
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Conflict that feels repetitive or unresolved
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Emotional disconnection
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Navigating trust concerns or past hurts
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Changes in intimacy
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Life transitions affecting the relationship
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Strengthening collaboration and mutual understanding
Megan integrates relational and emotional connection work into her couples sessions, helping partners understand one another more deeply and respond to challenges with empathy rather than reactivity.
Megan’s Therapeutic Style
Megan brings a calm and steady presence that helps both individuals and couples feel at ease. Clients often describe her as warm, approachable, and easy to talk to. Her style is collaborative and grounded in empathy, ensuring each session feels supportive and nonjudgmental.
She honours each person’s unique experiences and recognizes that relationships are complex. In couples sessions, Megan helps partners slow down difficult moments, communicate with intention, and understand the emotional needs beneath each person’s reactions.
Her work is strengths-based and trauma-informed. She understands how past experiences, relationship patterns, and nervous system responses influence how people show up individually and within their partnerships.
Modalities Megan Uses
Megan draws from several evidence-based approaches, integrating them in ways that support both individual and relational healing:
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Mindfulness Based Strategies
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Strengths-Based Therapy
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Trauma-Informed Care
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Solution Focused Therapy
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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)-Informed Principles for Couples
Supports partners in identifying emotional needs, reducing conflict cycles, and strengthening connection.
What It Feels Like to Work With Megan
Clients consistently share that they feel respected, understood, and supported in Megan’s care. She creates a space where individuals and couples can speak openly, explore what feels difficult, and develop new ways of navigating emotions and relationships.
In therapy with Megan, you can expect:
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A calm, grounding environment
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Thoughtful questions that deepen insight
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Practical skills for communication and emotional regulation
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Space to explore patterns with compassion
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Tools to navigate conflict or internal tension more effectively
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Encouragement as you move toward growth
For couples, Megan offers guidance that helps each partner feel heard while learning how to respond to one another with clarity and care.
Personal Statement
Megan believes that every person and every relationship has the capacity for growth. She approaches her work with empathy, curiosity, and the belief that change happens when people feel truly seen and supported. Her goal is not to change who you are, but to help you strengthen your connection to yourself and your partner.
Special Interests and Strengths
Megan has a particular interest in helping clients who are navigating:
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Emotional regulation challenges
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Rebuilding trust
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Communication challenges
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Emotional disconnection
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Navigating major changes or shared stress
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Strengthening intimacy and partnership roles
She excels at creating a supportive and balanced environment where individuals and couples feel safe to explore difficult moments and work toward meaningful change.
Training and Credentials
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Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
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Post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Disability Management
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Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Studies
Megan is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
Services Offered Across Ontario
If you’re ready to take the first step toward relief, healing, and personal growth, Megan is here to help.
Megan provides secure virtual psychotherapy for:
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Individuals ages 16+
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Couples and relationships
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Clients living anywhere in Ontario
Sessions are designed to be accessible, flexible, and supportive of your schedule and daily life.
Take the Next Step
Whether you are seeking support for anxiety, depression, stress, self esteem, grief, life transitions, or you are hoping to strengthen your relationship, Megan is here to help you move forward with clarity and compassion.
Book a free 15 minute consultation to connect with Megan, ask questions, and explore whether her approach feels like the right fit for you or your relationship.
Fees
Individual Therapy: $150.00 per 50 minute session
Couples Therapy: $170.00 per 50 minute session
All session fees are prorated based on the length of the session