Lukan Counseling Evolved
Meg O. Lukan MS, LCPC · 33 years of combined clinical and leadership experience, now relocating from Algonquin to Oak Brook, Illinois.
On what actually works
We’ve built an entire industry around the parts that matter least. The evidence is almost unfashionably simple: it’s the alliance, not the method. The alliance is the intervention. The right person finds your blind spot. Names it plainly. Then you’re the one who makes the behavior change, walks out, and sets the entire world on fire.
In their words
A public snapshot from verified Google reviews
A friend of mine referred me to Meg as she has extensive experience with adolescents. My husband and I met Meg in August 2017 and instantly fell in love with her and her style. Our daughter has been seeing her and absolutely enjoys having a safe place to discuss all her concerns and truly loves the time she spends with her. Meg is a hidden gem. I highly recommend her.
Meg has a strong passion for listening and providing constructive advice to pursue for course corrections. Would highly recommend her for counseling direction.
Meg has been a valuable resource to me for the last 12 years of adult life. She has coached me through raising young children and career changes and starting a business, to surgical procedures... I know my mental health is much better as a result of my time with her. I have learned all of her phrases and integrate those into my real life, enabling me to have a new voice in my head that I can use to be helpful to others. She is the kind of woman who I'd love to be friends with if our circumstances were different, but having Meg as my long-term therapist (while on and off) has been a true blessing. I would not be the woman I am today without her guidance and professional sessions and for that I am grateful.
Meg is absolutely fantastic!!! She has helped me tremendously over the years. Her insight and knowledge of a vast amount of issues affecting adults, children, men and women is astonishing!! I highly recommend Meg for her compassion, empathy, knowledge and her straight forward and helpful assessment of any issues I have ever brought to her.
Meg is a wonderful therapist. Very calm voice and no judgment makes you want to open up and talk. Never felt ignored, not listened to or have had an impression that she was annoyed by what I shared with her. What I also love is the fact that I can do my sessions through zoom. With my busy schedule and quite a distance to her office location it would be hard for me to see her every week. I am very thankful and blessed that someone recommend Meg and I was willing to give it a shot. She is great!
Meg has guided me with a schedule that has allowed my son to develop routines and improve his executive function, along with the rest of the family. She has been a wonderful asset helping my family with ADHD. I'm grateful to have found her!
Meg was recommended to me by my psych, and I just want to say Meg is the best! She is a great listener and makes me feel comfortable to share. I so look forward to talking to her. My time with Meg has been the best experience I've had with therapy!
Meg is a fantastic therapist. She has helped me navigate through a very difficult time in my life. She's a great listener and creates an environment where you feel safe to open up. I usually leave our sessions with a clear sense of reality and equipped with the tools I need to tackle my personal issues. I had never really worked with a therapist before but I can't imagine that I could have found someone better to work with than Meg. I'm very lucky to have found her and I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of a therapist.
Meg is the absolute best. I feel like I won the therapist lottery. She is kind, warm, disarming and truly wants the best for you. I look forward to talking with her every single session; it's the perfect reset to anything that's going on in my life. She's willing to listen, advise, and even just sit on the floor with me and pour over texts. Meg's a real one.
Meg is an excellent counselor. She worked very well in our sessions and I recommend her to anyone seeking insight and self improvement. She really helped give me insight on how to improve!
Meg is nothing short of AMAZING!! When I started with her, I was a mess. I was a shell of the person I used to be. In short, I brought her all of the "broken pieces" of my life and she so eloquently pieced me back together. She always knew the right questions to ask me, to elicit the necessary introspection, so I could move in the direction of my preferred future. She provided me a safe space to heal. She believed in me, until I was able to believe in myself again. I now love myself more than I ever have. I feel whole again and am excited about life. She is truly a gift from above.
From the first time I met Meg, I felt comfortable with her. I get something out of every session I attend and she has helped me out more than I hoped for!
I have been seeing Meg for 4 months now and I can confidently say that she is great at what she does. I look forward to when we meet because I know discussing with her will equip me with the knowledge, strength, and tips that I need. She is a great person filled with warmth, kindness, and generosity. I absolutely recommend Meg to anyone who is thinking about receiving therapy.
These reviews were written for the Algonquin office, which closed when the practice moved to Oak Brook in 2026. The address changed; the person didn’t.
In print
The case against pathologizing childhood, and helping parents navigate modern day challenges of raising healthy children.
The Hudson Weekly · syndicated in USA Wire →
Citing a novelist’s thank-you as a credential is close to vanity, so I’ll be plain about it: the part that matters is not that she named me. It is that she wrote a therapist into the book, alexithymia and all, because the work left the room. The behavior change is the measure that matters.
The same dedication thanks Russell Barkley, PhD, widely regarded as the world’s foremost authority on ADHD, now retired. My name sits beside his. A lovely, unexpected bit of company to keep.
With gratitude to Denise Dorman, who wrote me into Daze of Our Lies.
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