Dr. Ann Maureen McCaughan, LCPC

Dr. Ann Maureen McCaughan holds a Masters and a PhD in Counseling and Counselor Education and brings more than 18 years of experience as a counselor, supervisor, and counselor educator. She is credentialed as an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) and combines clinical practice with academic work to maintain a current, evidence-informed approach to counseling.

Her early interest in supporting young adults through the transitions of college life expanded into a commitment to work with people across the lifespan. She aims to help individuals build lives that feel satisfied, authentic, and genuine, and supports clients in setting and achieving goals that increase personal satisfaction and success. Her style is described as gentle but direct - listening closely while helping clients identify habits or behaviors that no longer serve them.

Dr. McCaughan emphasizes that clients are the best experts on their own lives and positions herself as a collaborative sounding board as they consider changes. She is committed to integrating each person’s values into the therapeutic process and tailoring approaches to meet individual needs. Her clinical experience includes work with addiction, anxiety, trauma and abuse, stress, relationship issues, identity concerns, grief, depression, LGBT issues, family and parenting challenges, intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, among other areas.

In addition to her clinical roles, Dr. McCaughan is a full-time professor of counseling and teaches in the Pacific Northwest region. She also works with clients in Illinois and Idaho, and uses her academic role to remain engaged with current counseling best practices and resources that inform her clinical work.