Megan Du Plessis

Megan Du Plessis is a counsellor who focuses on helping people make sense of difficult relationships and painful life events. She listens first and aims to create a respectful, calm space where people can be heard. Megan works in English and Afrikaans and draws on five years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom.

In early sessions she concentrates on understanding what matters most to the client and what practical steps feel possible. Conversations often start with a lot of listening, then move to clearer goals and small changes that fit into everyday life. She uses elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client‑centred work to tailor each plan.

Megan has worked in addiction services and has supported people through bereavement and migration grief. That experience informs a trauma‑informed, gentle style that avoids re‑traumatisation. She also brings solution‑focused tools when people need short, goal‑directed work.

People come to her for relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, low self‑esteem, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and addiction concerns. She also supports issues such as parenting strain, intimacy concerns, body image, chronic illness, and career stress. Megan aims to meet each person with sensitivity and practical focus.

She describes sessions as a collaboration, shaped around what the client needs and prefers. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that suits the client.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Megan uses several practical approaches to help people manage distress and rebuild after difficult events. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking workable steps towards them, which can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions. Client‑centred therapy prioritises the person's own experience and pace, offering listening and empathy to guide decisions and reduce overwhelm. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers concrete strategies to shift unhelpful patterns.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapy process. Megan will work collaboratively to choose methods that suit the client's goals, needs and comfort level, and may blend elements from different approaches as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online work, please confirm the session formats available before booking because the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check‑ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people meet with a therapist who speaks English or Afrikaans when local options are limited. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets for remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.