Our Team · Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Megan began her journey in the field of psychology in Bakersfield, where she attended Bakersfield College and California Baptist University for her undergraduate education. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and began working with individuals seeking counseling and emotional support.

Megan worked with the Kern County Crisis Hotline and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, providing support to individuals experiencing emotional distress and crisis. She also volunteered at the Bakersfield Pregnancy Center, providing crisis pregnancy counseling to individuals and families in the community. These experiences strengthened her passion for helping others and deepened her understanding of the importance of compassionate and accessible mental health care.

Megan continued her education at California State University, Bakersfield, where she pursued a master’s degree in counseling psychology. During her graduate training, she worked in the university’s community clinic, providing mental health services to children and adults. She also completed an internship with Aspire Behavioral Health, a group-based intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization program, where she gained experience working with individuals who required a higher level of mental health support.

After completing her master’s degree in counseling psychology, Megan continued working as a therapist, providing individual and group intensive services to adolescents and adults with significant mental health needs. These experiences have shaped her approach to therapy and reinforced her belief that every person deserves to be met with dignity, compassion, and genuine understanding. Megan’s clinical interests include: grief, trauma, anger management, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, relationship difficulties and life transitions.

Outside of therapy, Megan enjoys playing cozy video games, reading, and spending time with her rescue dog. She believes that rest, connection, play, and making space for the things that bring joy are important parts of living a balanced and meaningful life.