Dr. Meg DePasquale, LCSW-C

Dr. Meg DePasquale is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with 26 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, mood concerns, and relationship stress. She creates a calm space where people can talk honestly about what feels hard right now.

Her style is straightforward and warm. She listens for what matters most and helps clients set small, workable goals. Sessions tend to focus on skills for coping with anxiety, anger, grief, and changes in life. She also supports people wrestling with self-esteem, motivation, or caregiver strain.

Meg combines long experience with an emphasis on collaboration. She helps people notice patterns that make problems stick and practices new ways of responding. Therapy may include learning tools to manage symptoms of depression, bipolar mood shifts, or seasonal mood changes, and addressing past traumatic experiences or sexual assault and abuse when those are part of the concern.

She also attends to family and parenting stress, and to challenges linked to neurodiversity such as autism or attention differences. Work with substance use, self-harm urges, and complicated grief are included among her focus areas.

Starting therapy with her begins with a simple intake and a shared plan for what to try next. The approach is steady, practical, and aimed at helping people feel more capable and less overwhelmed.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Many clients benefit from straightforward, evidence-based techniques that teach skills and change patterns. Cognitive approaches help people identify unhelpful thoughts and practice different reactions, which can ease anxiety, low mood, and self-critical thinking. Trauma-focused work supports processing past hurt and reducing its impact on day-to-day life through gradual, paced efforts and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try methods that fit those aims. If something doesn't feel helpful, adjustments are made together until a workable plan emerges.

Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know what options are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue work on coping skills between in-person visits and to maintain momentum through life transitions.