Meghan Pardi, LMFT

Meghan Pardi is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California. She brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people untangle overwhelming feelings and find clearer ways forward. Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma, grief, and life transitions. Meghan also helps with issues like caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, addictions, ADHD, and body image.

Meghan aims to be a steady listening presence while people figure out what they want and need. She uses practical, evidence-based methods to address day-to-day problems. Conversations in sessions are straightforward and goal-focused, with room to process difficult emotions and build new coping skills.

Her background includes a broad range of clinical approaches, and she adjusts techniques to match each person's goals. That can mean working on thought patterns and behavior, learning emotional regulation skills, or processing trauma memories. Sessions are paced to fit where a person is in their life and what they hope to change.

Meghan supports people through major life shifts such as divorce, bereavement, health challenges, caregiving demands, and aging-related stress. She also offers coaching-style support for career decisions and life planning. The emphasis is on practical steps that improve daily life and relationships.

People who choose Meghan typically want a warm, direct clinician who combines listening with concrete strategies. She encourages small, manageable changes and partners with clients to track progress. To begin, she asks people to make the first contact and start the process of figuring out what comes next.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

EMDR helps people process disturbing memories and reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions by guiding attention while recalling those memories. It can be useful for trauma, abuse, and other upsetting events that keep resurfacing.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It can be helpful for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and coping with intense stress.

Choosing the right approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest techniques to try. They check in and adjust methods as needed so work in sessions stays relevant and useful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into work and family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Online work can also make it simpler to continue care through life changes, but specific session formats should be verified during the matching process.