Dr. Lauren Megrew, PhD, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
15+ yrs experience
Updated September 3, 2026 How we verify
About
Dr. Lauren Megrew is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Cave Creek, Arizona, who works exclusively with high-masking neurodivergent individuals and their families through individual therapy, coaching, and equine-assisted therapy. She also consults with organizations on supporting neurodivergent employees and is herself an adult-diagnosed autistic/ADHD (AuDHD) person.
Services
- Autism (ASD)
- ADHD
- Neurodiversity
- High-Masking Neurodivergence
- Autism / Asperger's
- Anxiety
- Depression
- OCD
- Behavioral Issues
- Career Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Developmental Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem
- Stress
- CBT
- CPT
- DBT
- Coaching
- Equine-Assisted Therapy
- Experiential Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Play Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
- Clinical Social Work
- Industrial-Organizational Psychology
State licenses
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Arizona · License #16944 · LCSW Active
Reputation
3.2 / 5 across 6 reviews Mixed
- Sharecare Rated 3.2 / 5 6 reviews
What clients praise
- Described as kind and validating in interactions
- Efficient, affordable scheduling process for assessments
In the field
Media
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 14 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor: name, credentials (PhD, LCSW #16944 AZ), Cave Creek AZ location, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, insurance/payment, fees, session formats, education timeline (psychologytoday.com)
- Profile headshot photo (photos.psychologytoday.com)
provider website
- Practice name, bio, specialization in high-masking neurodiversity, 15+ years as clinical psychotherapist, self-disclosed AuDHD/neurodivergent identity and gender as woman, no insurance accepted, ESA vendor status, cancellation fee, email contact (laurenmegrew.com)
- Education timeline (BA Univ. of Rhode Island 2003, MSW ASU 2009, PhD Grand Canyon University 2019) and career history (laurenmegrew.com)
NPPES registry
- NPI 1144708462, taxonomy 1041C0700X (Clinical Social Worker), license LCSW-16944 AZ, practice address [redacted], status Active, enumerated 2018-07-30 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
SimplePractice booking page
- Practice legal name (Lauren Megrew PhD LCSW LLC), Cave Creek AZ address, phone [redacted], online booking portal (laurenmegrew.clientsecure.me)
Sharecare directory
- Patient rating 3.2/5 from 6 reviews; positive comments on being kind/validating and efficient scheduling (sharecare.com)
LabDraw NPI provider directory
- No patient reviews on this platform; confirms NPI 1144708462, taxonomy, and Cave Creek address (labdraw.com)
- Professional profile exists under name Lauren Megrew, PhD, LCSW (linkedin.com)
- Personal/professional Instagram account handle @lemegrew found via search (instagram.com)
Vice.com (media mention)
- Quoted as an autistic psychologist/psychotherapist expert source on autism and sexuality (vice.com)
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit program
- Listed as panelist (PhD, LCSW, private practice) on "Neurodiversity and Communication Strategies in the Workplace" session, Oct 2023 (med.stanford.edu)
The KIND Families Podcast
- Season 2 premiere guest interview discussing neurodiversity work (kindfamilies.podbean.com)
ASD Therapist Directory
- Earlier/secondary practice address ([redacted]/Scottsdale AZ) and email [redacted]; listing appears outdated (shows 'PhD candidate' status) (kennethrobersonphd.com)