About Maegan McCain, MHS, LCMHCA, LRT, CTRS
Maegan is a trauma-responsive counselor and Licensed Recreational Therapist based in Asheville, North Carolina. She provides virtual therapy throughout North Carolina for ages 8+ and community- and nature-based therapy for adults in Western North Carolina. Her work is especially affirming of LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent clients and supports people navigating trauma and PTSD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, identity, suicidal thoughts, life transitions, and other complex life experiences.
She has had the privilege of working with individuals across the lifespan—ages 4 to 104—in settings such as inpatient psychiatry, emergency departments, and intensive outpatient programs. She currently offers virtual and community-based counseling and recreational therapy for ages 8+ and nature-based therapy for adults in or near Asheville, North Carolina. Maegan works with those who ache to be embraced as they are, who carry untold stories in their hearts, who long to feel sparks of life that remind them of who they are.
Maegan provides both counseling and recreational therapy through a systemic, trauma-responsive framework—because context, culture, relationships, identity, and lived experience shape how we heal. She incorporates skills and techniques from DBT, ACT, IFS, Narrative Therapy, person-centered and experiential approaches. Her style is flexible and collaborative, rather than one-size-fits-all. Sessions may include conversation alongside movement, creativity, time outdoors, meaningful activity, or other experiential approaches depending on what works best for each client.
Now accepting new clients! Call 828-209-8926 to schedule!
Sliding-scale and reduced-cost therapy options are available. Please reach out if finances are a barrier to care.
We might be a good fit if:
You want therapy that considers your whole life rather than reducing you to a diagnosis.
You're navigating trauma or PTSD and want care that moves at your pace.
You have ADHD or identify as neurodivergent and want therapy that doesn't require you to mask.
You're an athlete or former athlete navigating performance, identity, injury, transition, or mental health.
You're a part of the LGBTQIA+ community and want affirming care where your identity isn't treated as a problem to solve.
Traditional talk therapy hasn't quite worked for you, or you're interested in experiential, recreational, community-, or nature-based approaches.
Cost has made therapy difficult to access and you'd like to discuss sliding-scale or reduced-cost options.
Maegan McCain (she/her)
MHS, LCMHCA, LRT, CTRS
About Solstice:
Solstice Counseling and Recreational Therapy Services is an Asheville-based therapy practice offering virtual services throughout North Carolina and community- and nature-based services in Western North Carolina. Solstice was created to be the kind of space we all deserve but don’t always find—accessible, affirming, and trauma‑responsive. Mental health care should honor every story, remove as many barriers as possible, and recognize the impact of systems, culture, and identity on healing. Solstice is a gentle reminder that both the longest nights and the brightest days have something to teach us. It holds the quiet truth that even in our darkest seasons, the light always finds its way back.