ARAUZ INSPIRATIONAL ENTERPRISES  L.L.C.

Megan B. Sullivan, L.P.C., L.C.A.D.C.

 1-732-261-9655

 

 Philosophy of Treatment:

I am a clinician with a strong background in working with adolescents, adults and couples who are struggling with relationship issues, addictions, or past trauma. I enjoy working with straight as well as gay couples. I have worked with many agencies which specialize in everything from 9/11 related post-traumatic issues to severe mental illness.

I realize that coming to see a therapist for the first time or the tenth can produce some anxiety and I will work with a person or couple to make the experience worthwhile. I do not think that anyone decides to begin therapy when they are feeling as if life is at its greatest, but I enjoy helping people reach the point of feeling some serenity in their lives and finding the path to increase it daily.

I offer varied hours, including weekends and evenings and am flexible in working with your schedule.

 

Biography: 

Ms. Sullivan has over 15 years experience as a psychotherapist and personal counselor.  Sullivan has worked with various types of therapy models and populations including adolescents, couples, and individuals dealing with difficult life issues and those addressing substance abuse problems.  In her time treating clients from various health care providers, Sullivan has worked with and treated hundreds of individuals.  Her practice in Metuchen, New Jersey treats clients with all types of counseling needs, especially married couples seeking counseling and those in need of alcohol or substance abuse counseling.

 

Ms. Sullivan developed two programs during her tenure in the counseling field – WTC: NJ Recovers, a statewide program to help individuals affected by the 9-11 tragedy struggling with substance abuse and post-traumatic stress issues and ADAPT, a partial day care program for severely and persistently mentally ill patients. 

 

She has worked with the Juvenile Justice Commission performing mental health assessments statewide for incarcerated youth.  Sullivan also ran an ongoing group therapy treatment initiative for adolescents and trained staff at SERV Centers of NJ. 

 

Sullivan was also one of the pioneers of the WorkFirst NJ Substance Abuse Initiative with the National Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence , the statewide response to welfare reform which began in 1997. In this capacity she assessed and managed treatment for hundreds of clients moving from welfare to work by helping them through substance abuse issues and their transition into the workforce.  

 

She is a certified Disaster Response Crisis Counselor, trained in the FEMA and Red Cross models and is currently a part of the Division of Mental Health’s Disaster and Terrorism Branch which develops contingency planning for the public’s mental health needs surrounding various types of emergencies.  Ms. Sullivan is volunteers with the American Red Cross, and has been dispatched to hurricane sites and other disaster areas.

 

Sullivan is a graduate of Villanova University and holds a Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.  She has also trained in marital and family counseling at The Center for Family, Community, & Social Justice in Princeton, NJ.