Meet Your Therapist: Megan Stapelberg
As a Counselling Psychologist, I provide online therapy for children and teens who face challenges related to anxiety, depression and other emotional challenges. I particularly enjoy working with expat families as I have been an expat myself, working with expat families from 2018-2024 while living in the Netherlands. Today my clients live all over the world, including in countries such as South Africa, the Netherlands and the UK.
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"Megan has been great in helping our daughter deal with her anxiety, providing her the necessary insights to unpick her unhealthy behaviours and learn new ones. Megan provides open & regular communication on progress, clearly explaining her strategies, so parents can also provide support. We always felt we were working together as a team to help our daughter. We couldn't recommend her more, and are very happy that our paths crossed at a difficult time."
-Mom of 13-year-old
My Professional Background
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Bachelor of Arts in Humanities (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
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Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
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Honours Degree in Educational Psychology (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
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Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (Webster University, Leiden, the Netherlands)
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Registered Counselling Psychologist with the Dutch Institute of Psychologist (NIP) and Registered Counsellor with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA.
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I provide therapy in English and Afrikaans worldwide, including in countries such as the UK and the Netherlands.
My Therapy Approach​
I view my clients as part of a system: As part of a family, a school, a neighbourhood, a city and community. Therefore my treatment plan is tailored to understanding but also using the system that the client is a part of, to our advantage. I view my clients as capable and strong, already filled with resilience, they just don't realise this yet! I include often include parent coaching as part of the treatment plan in order to ensure that parents also get equipped with the necessary tools to support their child.
I use therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness, Teddy Bear Therapy. I tailor my approach based on the unique client I am providing therapy to.
