Meghan A. Burns, LPC

Empowered Minds Counseling specializes in treating OCD, anxiety disorders, and related conditions in adolescents and young adult women, including those with co-occurring ADHD or ASD. Our practice involves the treatment of OCD and anxiety disorder presentations. We provide Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, the gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for OCD, alongside second-line treatment using acceptance-based approaches tailored to each client’s needs. To date, we’ve worked with dozens of clients presenting with OCD subtypes including contamination, relationship OCD, scrupulosity, and “just right” or perfectionism OCD. Our practice emphasizes accessible psychoeducation and a validating, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship.

For addressing primary OCD, the foundation is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard treatment, delivered in weekly 60-minute sessions. For clients with co-occurring secondary ADHD, Autism Spectrum, mood disorders, or anxiety disorders, treatment is adapted through a neuro-affirming, strengths-based lens that accounts for sensory sensitivities, emotional dysregulation, and executive functioning challenges. We integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) alongside ERP when appropriate. Clients receive psychoeducation, between-session exposures homework, and ongoing progress monitoring to support lasting, meaningful change.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment with Exposure and Response Prevention — Center for Anxiety and Behavioral Change (CABT) (2026) (including pediatrics)
Consultation Groups with CABT (2026)
Meghan Burns, LPC holds a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling (2021). She has been working with anxiety and OCD since 2022. Meghan pursues ongoing continuing education and consultation in ERP, in addition to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She holds a certification as an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP).
She is on the waitlist for the IOCDF’s signature Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) certification program.

Empowered Minds Counseling is affirming and inclusive, with experience serving LGBTQ+ and BIPOC clients. As a white woman therapist, Meghan recognizes her privilege and is committed to creating an equitable, transparent therapeutic space where clients are empowered to determine their own comfort and safety. Meghan has personal lived experience with OCD, which informs her empathetic, non-judgmental approach. She engages in ongoing multicultural continuing education and stays current on the intersection of multiculturalism and mental health counseling, ensuring her practice evolves alongside the diverse needs of her clients.

Meghan Burns, LPC actively pursues continuing education in cultural competency and the intersection of multiculturalism and mental health counseling. She approaches diverse populations through a neuro-affirming, strengths-based lens and maintains ongoing learning around LGBTQ+ and BIPOC client experiences. Meghan recognizes her positionality as a white woman therapist and integrates anti-oppressive, equity-centered practices into her clinical work. She creates space for clients to openly discuss cultural identity, systemic barriers, and how these intersect with OCD and anxiety presentations. Her training emphasizes humility, ongoing self-reflection, and adapting evidence-based treatments to be culturally responsive and individually meaningful.