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Meghan Gilbert

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Meghan Gilbert, LCSW

Pennsylvania

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Stress

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Pennsylvania / CW021523; LCSW, New Jersey / 44SC06049000; LCSW, Delaware / Q1-0012023
  • NPI1811587082
  • Experience6 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationPennsylvania

About

  • CBT strategies
  • Solution-focused goals
  • Narrative reframing

About Meghan

Meghan Gilbert is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with six years of clinical experience. She helps adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, substance use, and anger. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than labels or long lectures.

She uses a mix of cognitive behavioral and client-centered ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. That often means looking at what triggers anger, testing new ways to respond, and practicing those skills in everyday situations. Meghan also draws on solution-focused and narrative methods to set short-term goals and to reframe painful stories about the past.

Her background includes work across inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, community treatment, schools, nonprofit agencies, and occupational social work. She has provided individual and group therapy, case management, consultation, and supervision during her career. That variety informs a practical, workaday approach to problems that come up in daily life.

In sessions she listens for clear, usable steps a person can take between meetings. Conversations tend to move from understanding feelings to small experiments and goal-focused plans. The emphasis is on building skills that reduce reactivity, improve communication, and make it easier to handle frustration at work or home.

People who contact her begin by identifying a few immediate goals. From there Meghan helps track progress and adjust strategies as needed. She accepts English-speaking international clients and works with people across a wide range of life challenges.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Meghan uses cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered therapy in ways that fit online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to change feelings. It helps with anger, anxiety, and stress by giving concrete skills to practice between sessions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting so a person can make their own choices; online sessions aim to keep that collaborative tone so clients feel heard and can set realistic goals.

She also uses solution-focused techniques to set short-term, measurable steps. Those approaches are combined collaboratively: the therapist and client decide which methods make the most sense based on goals and how someone responds to early sessions. Finding the right mix is part of the work rather than a fixed promise up front.

The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and making it possible to continue care across locations. Licensed professionals can use this flexibility to focus on practical skill-building, communication strategies, and paced exposure to difficult feelings without promising a specific outcome.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedInfidelityIntellectual disabilityLife purposeMulticultural concernsParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to anger?

She works with anger as it shows up alongside stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, depression, substance use, and coping with life changes.

How would she approach my temper in sessions?

She blends cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered listening to identify triggers, test new responses, and build practical skills to reduce reactivity.

What is her clinical background?

She holds a Master of Social Work from Widener University and has six years of clinical practice experience in a range of settings including inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care.

What credentials and region does she work from?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure in New Jersey (NJ LCSW) and Pennsylvania (PA LCSW) and is based in Pennsylvania.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She accepts international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

The biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work for sessions?

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

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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