Meet your clinicians
Megan Orr, MSW, LCSW, CCTP, C-DBT (she/her/hers) is a licensed clinical social worker, certified clinical trauma professional as well as certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She is licensed to practice in Illinois, South Carolina and North Carolina. She attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL and Aurora University in Aurora, IL. Megan’s undergraduate degree is in anthropology which gives her the knowledge to approach therapy through a lens of cultural diversity. Megan has extensive training in trauma, anxiety, LGBTQ issues and mindfulness. She has been trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction from the University of Massachusetts Medical School as well. Megan has a history of working in foster care, hospital settings, crisis situations and private practice. Megan opened Lotus Behavioral Wellness in 2021 with a goal of providing therapy in an accessible manner and supervision to new social workers seeking licensure.
Megan believes in a holistic approach to mental health. Our thoughts, feelings and bodily reactions are tied together. Megan believes that treatment works best when the body feels calm and the brain feels safe enough to use our advanced thinking skills. Megan takes a client-centered approach to therapy and works with the client from where they are at, not where the therapist thinks they should be. She believes that therapy is a partnership in the client’s journey to self-discovery and healing. Megan believes that different clients work best with different approaches. Megan enjoys using examples, analogies and sometimes humor to help clients relate to therapeutic concepts in their own language and experience.
Megan enjoys providing clinical supervision and being in a mentorship role. Megan seeks to support, guide and encourage new clinicians as they gain experience in the field.
Megan is not your “typical” therapist. The pink hair is probably a clue! Megan feels that her pinkness and tattoos make her more approachable and relatable. Megan enjoys hanging out with her family, friends and dogs. Megan is always reading at least two books, trying a new craft project or planning a roadtrip adventure. She can often be found spending time outside where she practices mindfulness the best.
Stephanie Polan, LCSW (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed to practice in Illinois, North Carolina, and Ohio. Stephanie attended Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, IL and Aurora University in Aurora, IL. Stephanie has an extensive history working in crisis response roles, medical social work, and has experience working with victims of domestic violence. As a Veteran Stephanie also has experience working with military personnel.
Stephanie is AuDHD and is a Queer and neurodivergent affirming therapist. Stephanie works with clients aged 12+ and has a passion for working with neurodivergent adults, especially those late identified/diagnosed, parents, and helping professionals.
Stephanie works with neurodivergent adults from a compassion-focused and strengths-based perspective, focusing on individual goals and improving quality of life as defined by her clients. Stephanie works on unmasking, neurodivergent burnout, interoception, emotional regulation, self-advocacy, executive functioning, and navigating living in a neurotypical society as well as psychoeducation around how a neurodivergent brain and nervous system function.
Stephanie works with parents to address the transition to parenthood, postpartum disorders, low demand/gentle parenting, managing the mental load, and breaking generational cycles.
When working with helping professionals, Stephanie focuses on addressing compassion fatigue and burnout.
Stephanie believes in a humanistic and relational approach to mental health. The most important piece of therapy is a safe and genuine relationship between the therapist and client. Stephanie believes work can only be accomplished when that relationship exists. She works from a compassion-focused and strengths-based perspective meeting clients where they are at in the process. Stephanie believes therapy is a collaborative approach between the therapist and the client and focuses on goals set by the client.
In addition to therapy, Stephanie provides supervision to clinicians working toward a clinical license addressing burnout, understanding scope of practice, cultural awareness, ethics, and conflict resolution.
Stephanie enjoys spending time outside with family, crafting, puzzles, curling up with a good book, or playing board games with friends.
Stephanie is currently seeing clients virtually and is in network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicare, and United Health Care. Stephanie offers sliding scale options.
Please feel free to reach out to Stephanie at spolan@lotusbehavioralwellness.com for a consultation/questions or to schedule an appointment online today.