Megan E. Ingraham, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Helping you know and love yourself even through big changes.
As a college student, you are highly driven and destined for great things even as you deal with the little monsters of self-doubt, questions about the future and about who you’re becoming, and internal demands to “Stay productive!!” that sneak into your head when you finally get a second to rest. You’re trying to get the most out of college that you can, but do these really feel like “the best years of your life”, like people always say? Together, let’s figure out what we can change so you can live better.
Therapy with me looks like first getting to know how any symptoms of depression, anxiety, or interpersonal distress are showing up in your life as a whole and how they’re showing up recently, especially since these recent changes could be what inspired you to look in therapy. We work on identifying specific coping strategies that link directly to your symptoms, so you don’t feel like you’re getting generic advice or suggestions that haven’t worked in the past. We’ll also look at the messages you’ve received about focus, motivation, laziness, “good” and “bad” emotions, and your relationship with yourself and others. My goal in therapy is to set you up with resources, new ways of thinking, and strengthened skills so that you’re able to handle daily stressors alongside big life changes confidently. I specialize in helping young adults dealing with anxiety, depression, and trauma, and I always aim to provide LGBTQIA+ affirmative care within a sex-positive, anti-racist, fat liberation model.
Dr. Megan Ingraham (she/her) is a licensed psychologist who earned her M.S. in Counseling Psychology at Loyola University Maryland, followed by her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Seton Hall University in 2022. She is licensed in Pennsylvania (PS019858) as well as a member of PSYPACT, which allows her to see clients in most states. Her clinical experiences include college counseling, outpatient psychotherapy with children and adults, trauma-based therapy and forensic evaluation for child victims of abuse, and psychodiagnostic testing. She specializes in treating anxiety-based disorders, depression, LGBTQIA+ identity and relational concerns, and trauma. She has extensive experience in person-centered and third-wave cognitive behavioral interventions, including Existential Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Dr. Ingraham has conducted research on the experiences of bisexual women "passing as heterosexual" and on the coping strategies of queer women maintaining Christian faith identities.
Rosie
Rosie is a redbone coonhound mix rescued from a local SPCA. Even in her old age, she practices body-based mindfulness by scheduling time to bask in the sun every day.