- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York, North Carolina, South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Margaret
Margaret Paine is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and life changes. She speaks plainly and offers practical support for low mood, anger, trauma, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and she focuses on building self-compassion and clearer next steps.
She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new habits.
Background and approach
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ideas to help people notice difficult feelings without letting them run the show. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is weighing change or feeling stuck. Margaret has nine years of experience working in community mental health settings.
That background includes supporting people facing depression, addiction, caregiver stress, and career uncertainty. She is licensed in New York as an LMHC and also holds LPC in South Carolina. Sessions combine practical skill-building with attention to personal values and strengths.
Parents often come to focus on communication, managing overwhelm, and restoring connection with their kids while keeping their own needs in view. She emphasizes short, doable steps alongside broader goals. Margaret offers multiple ways to connect including video, phone, live chat, and messaging.
She checks messages daily and works with clients to schedule sessions that fit their lives.
What Margaret works with
Everything Margaret lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Margaret helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Margaret lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches online and how they help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take action that aligns with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, parenting stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and anger. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck about change by clarifying their own reasons and strengthening motivation.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist works collaboratively to match techniques to a client's goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking whether they help, and adjusting the plan together rather than following a fixed method.
Online sessions can fit into busy lives by offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face when possible, phone works well when hands-free or lower bandwidth is needed, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging is useful for brief updates and exercises between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and try different formats as needs change.
Questions people ask about Margaret
What kinds of problems does Margaret help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, parenting concerns, trauma, grief, addiction issues, and challenges with self-esteem and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental and practical, blending skill-building with attention to values and self-compassion.
What is her clinical background?
She has nine years of experience working in community mental health settings with people facing a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LPC and Licensed Mental Health Counselor credentials and practices from New York as an LMHC while also holding SC LPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's calendar.
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