Online Therapy for Individuals & Couples • ADHD • Trauma • California • Puerto Rico • Louisiana • Florida
Meet Maegan Jones, LCSW.
ADHD, Relational Trauma & Couples Therapy
I'm the founder of Clara Psychotherapy and a relational therapist working with adults and couples navigating ADHD, relational trauma, recurring relationship patterns, anxiety, and the transitions that make you reconsider what you thought you knew about yourself.
Some people come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in the same patterns. Others understand exactly why they do what they do but still can't seem to change it. I'm interested in the connections between these experiences—not just the problems themselves.
My path to becoming a therapist wasn't just academic. Life experience has shaped how I understand relationships, change, and the complicated business of being human.
I know people are more than the roles they occupy, the things they've accomplished, or the difficult chapters they've lived through. I bring that perspective into my work.
Find me on Psychology Today, LinkedIn, and Psicología Hoy.
Maegan Jones, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
Licensed Clinical Social Worker · ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider · Tulane University
Licensed in California, Louisiana, and Puerto Rico. Registered to provide out-of-state telehealth in Florida.
Life is complicated. People are interesting.
I value honesty, curiosity, and conversations that actually get somewhere. I’m interested in what makes us who we are, the things we keep doing despite knowing better, and the stories we’ve told ourselves for so long that we’ve stopped questioning them.
I don’t think everything needs to be pathologized. Sometimes a pattern made perfect sense at one point in your life. Sometimes it doesn’t anymore. And sometimes, despite understanding exactly what’s happening, you still find yourself doing the same damn thing.
Understanding a pattern is one thing. Figuring out what to do with it is another.
There's a method to the madness.
I'm conversational in how I work, but there's a lot of clinical training behind those conversations.
I've completed Phase 1 and Phase 2 training in Brainspotting, and Level 1 and Level 2 training in Relational Life Therapy (RLT), and the Gottman Method, along with training in Internal Family Systems (IFS).
These approaches inform how I understand trauma, relationships, emotional patterns, and the ways people adapt to their experiences.
I don't believe in making people fit neatly into a particular therapy model. Different people need different things, and sometimes what works on paper doesn't quite work in real life. That's where curiosity, flexibility, and a little creativity come in.
What it's like to work with me
I'm not going to sit quietly and nod while you do all the talking. I'll ask questions, share what I'm noticing, and occasionally point out something that might make you say, "Well, shit. I hadn't thought about it that way."
I'm interested in the whole picture. The things that happened, the things that keep happening, and the things you wish would stop happening. We'll get curious about all of it without turning every conversation into an investigation of what's wrong with you.
You can expect honesty, thoughtful questions, and a conversation that goes both ways. We'll make room for the messy stuff, the contradictions, and the moments when you realize you've been doing something for years without ever really questioning why. And then we'll figure out what you want to do about it.
What matters around here
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Connection matters. Not the polished, say-all-the-right-things version. The kind that develops when you can have an actual conversation, get to know another person, and feel comfortable enough to be honest about what's really going on.
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People are rarely just one thing. You can love someone and be furious with them. Understand a decision and still regret it. Want something to change and be absolutely terrified of what happens if it does. There's room for the contradictions, the context, and everything that doesn't fit neatly into a box.
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Understanding why you do something can be a relief. It can also be incredibly frustrating when you find yourself doing it again on Tuesday. The point isn't to collect explanations. It's to take what you've learned and figure out how to make life work a little differently.
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You bring your experiences, your perspective, and the things you know about yourself that nobody else could. I'll bring questions, observations, and a different set of eyes. We'll put those pieces together, see what makes sense, and adjust when something doesn't.
Common questions
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Your first session is a conversation. We talk about what brought you in, what you want to change, and what has and has not helped before. You do not need to have it figured out. By the end we will have a rough plan for how to work together.
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Adults, couples, and individuals navigating ADHD, anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, perimenopause and midlife transitions, and the pressure of being the one who holds everything together.
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It depends on what is going on and what is needed. As a therapist, I use the foundational tools like CBT, ACT, and motivational interviewing. I also use more specialized approaches like Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems, Relational Life Therapy, and the Gottman Method, along with mindfulness and somatic practices.
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Yes. All sessions are held by secure video, so you can meet from home or anywhere private in a state where I am licensed or registered to practice.
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Let's have a conversation
You don't have to have everything figured out before reaching out. A consultation is a chance to ask questions, get a feel for how I work, and see whether Clara feels like a good fit.