About Meg
Meg Skrypkun helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, mood shifts, or loss. She writes simply and listens carefully, aiming to make the first step toward change feel manageable. Meg is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, with 25 years of experience in Illinois.
She supports people dealing with addictions, bipolar disorder, depression, trauma, and grief. She also addresses anger, low self-esteem, and the stress of life transitions. Meg adapts her approach to each person rather than using one fixed method.
How Meg works
Sessions focus on practical ways to cope and on making space to talk through difficult feelings. Meg works to create an open, nonjudgmental atmosphere where people can name problems and try new strategies. She encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Her background includes long clinical experience across mood and behavioral concerns, with additional attention to aging and geriatric issues, co-morbidity, codependency, and substance use challenges. She also supports people facing questions of life purpose, midlife changes, and complicated grief. Meg emphasizes collaboration in setting goals and choosing techniques.
People leaving her sessions often have clearer next steps and tools they can use between meetings. Her practice aims to balance practical coping skills with time to process painful experiences.
What Meg works with
The areas below are the ones Meg selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Many clients find benefit from structured, evidence-based approaches that teach clear coping steps. One common method focuses on building practical coping skills for anxiety and depression by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes to reduce distress. Another useful approach addresses addictive behaviors by helping people recognize triggers, develop healthier routines, and practice relapse prevention techniques that fit daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, try methods that fit the issue at hand, and adjust the plan as needed. This helps people find strategies that feel doable and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online therapy here offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when a session fits a short break during the day. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins and written reflection between longer appointments, making it easier to stay consistent with care.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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