- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Minnesota, North Dakota, Nevada
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Margaret
Margaret Buchholz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people worried about stress, anxiety, parenting, and life changes. She offers straightforward support and aims to make conversations feel relaxed. Parents often come with concerns about behavior, school stress, and everyday routines.
Margaret listens first and helps people figure out manageable next steps. She trained at the University of South Dakota and earned a Master of Social Work in 2016.
Background and approach
Before that she worked in residential treatment and has since spent years in outpatient settings and a hospital role. That varied background informs her practical approach to common struggles like depression, addiction, ADHD, and grief. Margaret uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also brings motivational interviewing to conversations when people want help making changes. Sessions are shaped around what matters most to the client, with goals and tasks set together. Her style is person-centered and low pressure.
She aims to treat people with respect and compassion while meeting them where they are. That means planning work that fits each person's life and priorities. Parents may find her helpful for parenting stress, family conflict, and transitions that affect daily routines.
With eight years of experience and Minnesota licensure as LCSW and LICSW, she pairs real-world experience with a clear, goal-focused way of working.
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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
Approaches Margaret lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Margaret Uses Practical Approaches Online
Margaret relies on methods that fit everyday problems and clear goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and change the behaviors that follow; it works well for anxiety, depression, and routine stress. Motivational Interviewing focuses on a person's own reasons for change and is useful when someone feels stuck or unsure about making shifts in behavior.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Margaret will talk with the client about goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clear. The work is collaborative and paced to what feels realistic for the person.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to keep therapy going. Video calls let people see facial cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions are a good alternative when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to send quick updates, try brief exercises, or check in between longer sessions. These options help parents and busy people fit therapy into their schedules.
Questions people ask about Margaret
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, relationship worries, grief, addictions, ADHD, bipolar concerns, self-esteem, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is person-centered, relaxed, and non-threatening. She focuses on goals and practical steps tailored to what each person says is most important.
What is her experience and background?
She has worked in mental health since 2014, earned a Master of Social Work in 2016, and has experience in residential treatment, hospital care, and outpatient clinics for about eight years.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and is based in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet with clients.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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