About Margaret
Margaret Kei is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia. She focuses on helping people who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and the day-to-day challenges that come with change. Parents and young adults often seek her out when ADHD, grief, anger, or relationship strain make life harder.
She uses clear, practical conversation to help people recognize patterns that get in the way. Sessions tend to be warm and supportive, aimed at small, doable steps rather than large, abstract plans.
Background and approach
Margaret draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to shift unhelpful thinking and on client-centered listening to make sure each person feels heard. When trauma or painful past events are part of the picture, she brings trauma-focused methods to help people process those experiences at a comfortable pace. Solution-focused techniques are used to set short-term goals and identify what already works in someone’s life.
This combination helps with mood problems, panic, impulsivity, and issues linked to attachment or adoption histories. Margaret has been practicing for 11 years and holds a Virginia LCSW. She works with common concerns like social anxiety, low self-esteem, isolation, and self-harm thoughts by mixing coping skills with problem-solving.
Her style is collaborative: she listens first, then helps clients try approaches that fit their goals. She explains steps plainly and focuses on progress people can notice between sessions. Parents worried about a young adult or someone navigating life transitions will find straightforward, skills-based support and a steady therapeutic presence.
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Margaret often combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to make online therapy practical and goal-oriented. Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist focuses on understanding your experience and reflecting it back so you feel heard, which helps when emotions feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns that fuel anxiety, panic, or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Margaret will ask about your goals and preferences, then suggest a mix of methods to try. She checks in regularly to see what helps and adjusts the plan so it fits your life and needs in a collaborative way.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video is useful for longer therapy sessions and interactive skill practice, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter space is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or getting short-term coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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