Dr. Meg DePasquale, LCSW-C

Dr. Meg DePasquale is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with 26 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with addictions, trauma, mood concerns, and relationship stress. She aims to make the first step into therapy feel straightforward and manageable.

Her style is direct and supportive. She creates a calm space where clients can talk about tough topics without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings to manage cravings, mood shifts, and stressful interactions.

She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address substance use, anxiety, depression, and grief. That means sessions include clear strategies as well as time to process feelings and make realistic plans for change. The emphasis is on what helps in day-to-day life.

Dr. DePasquale also supports people facing parenting strains, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and the effects of past abuse. She listens for the patterns that make life harder and works with clients to interrupt those patterns and build better routines.

People who come to her typically want a practical partnership. She offers guidance, coaching, and therapy tools tailored to each person’s goals. If you want to explore therapy, she asks for a short matching questionnaire and then helps schedule the next step.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Dr. DePasquale uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful patterns and building small, doable habits to reduce cravings, manage mood, and handle stress. This helps people struggling with substance use and day-to-day triggers.

Another common technique she uses teaches skills for coping with strong emotions and improving relationships. These skills help with anxiety, anger, grief, and the fallout from trauma by offering step-by-step ways to respond differently in difficult moments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying practical skills, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue therapy during life changes while keeping the focus on usable strategies and steady progress.