- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- New Hampshire, Vermont
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Margaret
Margaret Swanson is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Vermont who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and parenting concerns. She uses straightforward, practical support to help clients handle life changes and day-to-day pressures. Her approach aims to reduce overwhelm and improve coping step by step.
She draws on 25 years of experience to tailor each session to a person's needs. Sessions focus on clearer communication, stronger self-awareness, and realistic behavior changes.
Background and approach
Margaret blends evidence-based techniques with a warm, listening style. Her work also covers trauma, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. She addresses relationship patterns and family-related stress without assuming any one solution fits all.
The goal is steady progress, not quick fixes. Margaret uses several practical methods in therapy, including cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking. She also incorporates acceptance-based practices and attachment-focused ideas when they fit the situation.
Sessions emphasize skills people can use between meetings. Clients who come for parenting-related worries will find help balancing limits, routines, and self-care. Over time, she supports clearer boundaries and more calm responses.
Margaret prefers a collaborative style, working together on goals the person sets.
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
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Margaret lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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 for online support
Margaret commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and practicing small, committed actions even when feelings are hard. It can help with anxiety, depression, and the stress of life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.She treats approach selection as a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, try methods that fit, and adjust over time. Finding what works is part of the plan rather than a single upfront decision.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone can be a shorter check-in when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can help people fit messages into a busy day or get quick support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity and make steady progress without long commutes.
Questions people ask about Margaret
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, parenting issues, trauma, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens, offers tools, and helps people practice skills between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of life and emotional challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds a LICSW and is licensed in Vermont and New Hampshire, and she practices from Vermont.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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