Megan Fernandes, BACP

Megan Fernandes is a United Kingdom based therapist who brings compassion, warmth, and cultural sensitivity to her clinical work. With eight years of direct mental health and behavioural counselling experience, she has supported children, young people, families, and adults through a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma, anger management, self-esteem and motivation issues, and addictions. She also works with areas such as grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and career challenges, ADHD and bipolar-related concerns, and a variety of attachment and abandonment issues.

Megan frames the therapeutic relationship around respect for cultural differences and strives to meet each person where they are. Her practice draws on a blend of evidence-informed methods - including client-centred approaches that prioritise empathy and collaboration, cognitive behavioural techniques for managing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, acceptance and commitment ideas that focus on values and flexibility, and work that attends to attachment patterns within families and relationships. She adapts her style to the needs of the individual, calibrating sessions to emphasise insight, practical coping skills, or a combination of both depending on the client’s goals.

She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which reflects her standing within a recognised UK professional body. Megan aims to create an open and nonjudgmental space where people can explore difficult feelings, build resilience, and take practical steps toward more fulfilling day-to-day living. She welcomes international clients and offers support in English and Hindi.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and connection

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and build actions that align with those values while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and motivation struggles where shifting response patterns matters as much as reducing symptoms.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape feelings of safety, trust, and connection. This approach is often helpful for relationship difficulties, abandonment and attachment issues, family dynamics, and intimacy concerns by exploring relational patterns and creating new ways of relating.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and sleep or eating-related difficulties by teaching skills that support clearer thinking and improved day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Megan works collaboratively with clients and registered professionals to identify which methods best match each person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with Megan is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across locations and to access support in ways that fit a client’s life and daily routine.