Megan Tregilgas in conversation at her counselling practice
A warm counselling moment
Megan listening attentively during a session

About Megan

Meet Megan Tregilgas

The person you’re trusting with your most important relationships.


I didn’t begin my career as a counsellor. I began in the corporate world.

For 25 years, I worked in executive leadership across international organisations, spanning state and regional management, human resources, and workplace relations. I built teams, led through crisis, and navigated high-pressure environments where the stakes were real and the margins for error were small.

And somewhere along the way, I realised something that changed everything.

Every problem I was solving was, at its core, a relationship problem.

Conflict between colleagues. Leadership breakdowns. Team dysfunction. Burnout. When you strip away the business language, what remains is simple: people who don’t feel heard, respected, or safe.

That realisation led me to counselling.

For the past 30 years, I’ve dedicated my work to helping people repair, rebuild, and redefine the relationships that shape their lives, through couples counselling, individual counselling, relationship development, and mediation.

I work with couples who feel uncertain about where their relationship is heading and want clarity, whether that means reconnecting, rebuilding, or redefining what comes next. I support individuals who have lost themselves in their roles and are seeking insight, confidence, and direction. I guide families through complex and often emotional dynamics: estate disputes, aged care decisions, and long-standing tensions. I work with business partners and colleagues navigating conflict that is impacting both performance and wellbeing. And I provide mediation for those who need a structured, respectful way forward when communication has broken down.

Across all areas of my work, the focus is the same: improving communication, rebuilding trust, and creating the conditions where honest conversations can happen.

Because when people feel truly heard, understood, and supported, change becomes not only possible, but sustainable.

Megan Tregilgas, founder of The Authentic Counsellors and Mediators

My Approach

Hands-on. Practical. Direct.

I am not the kind of counsellor who sits quietly and asks how that makes you feel.

I use whiteboards. Worksheets. Real-time exercises. Strategies you walk out the door with and use that same evening.

My clients tell me the same thing: sitting across from me feels safe. Comfortable. And like they’ve finally found someone who actually understands.

I believe there’s a better, more authentic version of you waiting to emerge, and I’m here to help you find it.

Megan’s Approach

Counselling that meets you where you are

Megan draws from a range of evidence-informed counselling approaches, choosing what best supports your needs, goals, and the pace that feels right for you.

Rather than using a one-size-fits-all method, sessions are shaped around what you are experiencing and what would be most helpful in the room.

CBT
ACT
Solution Focused Therapy
DBT
Schema Therapy
Sex Therapy
Mindfulness
Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Mediation

Qualified, grounded, and practical support

Megan is a member of the Australian Counselling Association and has graduated from an ACA-accredited course. She follows a strict Code of Ethics, engages in ongoing professional development, and maintains regular professional supervision.

She is also an NMAS Accredited Mediator, recognised for meeting national training, assessment, and competence standards for conflict resolution.

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In Megan’s words

I called my business The Authentic Counsellor because being authentic means embracing your true self, expressing your unique perspectives and values. I’d like to help you live a life that aligns with your deepest desires and passions.

Megan Tregilgas, The Authentic Counsellor

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