Individual Therapy For Anxiety, PTSD & Trauma, and Grieving Parents & Couples Therapy with RLT in Oklahoma and Vermont

Welcome to Gift of Grit Counseling.
Therapy for the Healing. The Grieving. The Becoming.

Because it takes grit to do all three.

For individuals and couples ready to interrupt destructive patterns, rebuild connection, and move forward with courage.

Grit Is the Willingness to Face What’s Not Working.

Whether you are stuck in anxiety loops, grieving a profound loss, carrying unresolved trauma, or caught in painful relationship patterns, we begin by slowing down the cycle and understanding what it protects.

From there, we build clarity, accountability, and meaningful change.

Here's Who We Help:

Parents grieving the death of their child

You're living every parent's worst nightmare—the devastating loss of a child. There are no words for this kind of pain. And while people try to comfort you, their words don’t reach the depth of your grief. You feel isolated, asking yourself, “Is there anyone out there who understands this pain?” While I wish you weren't going through this pain, you can read more here about how I have helped people, just like you.

Anxiety & Obsessive Overthinking

You’re standing at a crossroads—trying to decide on the next big step in life. College, career, marriage, parenthood... the choices seem overwhelming. You find yourself overanalyzing every decision every time. You want to trust yourself, but your mind is driving you crazy with the 'What If...?' options. You want to feel like you can finally rest in being all that you need right now. If you want to read more about how we can help you find peace from your overactive brain, click here.

Couples Therapy

When the Relationship Feels Stuck

You love each other — but something isn’t working.

I work with couples who are:

Fighting in repetitive cycles
Feeling distant or disconnected
At a crossroads about whether to stay or separate

Weekly couples therapy focuses on pattern interruption, accountability, and rebuilding connection over time.

PTSD & Trauma

If you grew up feeling like the people who were supposed to care for you didn’t really see you or take joy in who you were, and now you feel a bit lost, I’m here to help you find healing and a sense of wholeness. You want safe, loving relationships but might feel unsure about how to build those kinds of connections.

Together, we’ll work on letting go of the old hurts that keep getting in the way, so you can start trusting others, feeling close, and moving toward the relationships—and the life—you truly want.

"The purpose of psychotherapy is to set people free."
-Rollo May

How Can Therapy Set You Free?

Together, we’ll explore these painful experiences to understand and gently release their hold on you.

Using EMDR, narrative therapy, somatic practices, and parts work, we’ll work through the hurt and confusion with purpose. We will find you the freedom, healing and a life you really want.

This isn’t about endless talking—it’s about finding the freedom to embrace who you are, finally forgive yourself for the decisions you've made, move forward with confidence, and feel seen, heard and understood for who you are, at your core.

Click the button below to hop onto my client portal and schedule a free consultation/discovery call.

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Welcome to Gift of Grit Counseling in Edmond, Oklahoma!

Photo of Megan Secrest, therapist, sitting cross-legged in her therapist chair

Hi, I'm Megan Secrest.

I'm an LCSW located in Oklahoma who provides counseling to people in Oklahoma and Vermont.

I know it can be hard to find the right fit for your therapist, so I want you get a good feel about where my specialties lie. You deserve a therapist who understands exactly what you are bringing into the therapy room, how tender you feel reaching out for help for these exact problems, and also one that can effectively treat those problems so you can feel better, sooner!

Here’s Who I Help Best:

Highly Sensitive People, who feel emotions deeply, are overstimulated by noise, lights, etc., and often feel overwhelmed by the world around them.
Those with anxiety that isn’t general. It’s specific, sharp, and painful, the kind that feels shameful even to think about, let alone share.
Couples who love each other but are rocked by fights, life or a big reveal and are committed to working together to find out how to love each other better.
People who are just now realizing that their emotionally cold, affectionless childhood wasn’t normal, and in fact, was deeply traumatic.
Individuals who’ve experienced major weight loss, whether through GLP-1 medications or bariatric surgery, and are now navigating life in a body that feels unfamiliar—even if it’s now more socially “acceptable.”

Late-diagnosed or self-suspected ADHDers and Autistic folks trying to make sense of their brains and lives, often after years of feeling misunderstood.
Bereaved parents, grieving the death of a child or pregnancy loss, and wondering how to move through the most painful experience they've ever had.

You don’t have to stay stuck.

Whether you're navigating big transitions or just craving more peace in your everyday life, therapy can help. Book your free consultation today—because the life you want is possible.

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Curious about how I can help you? Schedule a consult call below!

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In our time together, we’ll gently unravel the obsessive thoughts and overwhelming doubts.

We’ll explore the deeper wounds that keep resurfacing in your relationships, and we’ll take steps toward healing.

Whether it’s finding clarity during a life transition or navigating profound grief, I’ll be by your side, helping you feel more grounded and connected to yourself.

Healing, Clarity and Peace are possible. We'll find them together.