About Margaret
Margaret Paine is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and ADHD. She offers calm, practical support and focuses on helping people build self-esteem and self-compassion. Her tone is warm and straightforward, aimed at people who want clearer thinking and steadier days.
She emphasizes simple, doable steps that people can try between sessions. Conversations focus on how a person talks to themselves, how that affects behavior, and what small changes can improve daily life.
Background and approach
Practical skills and steady encouragement are central to her work. Margaret draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. She blends these approaches to match each person’s needs, using techniques that help with mood, motivation, relationships, and coping skills.
Sessions include reflection, skill practice, and goal-setting. Margaret has nine years of experience working in community mental health settings where she supported people facing depression, trauma, caregiver strain, substance use concerns, and life transitions. Her background includes helping people explore career questions, grief, and challenges with self-worth.
She practices in New York and communicates in English. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits their calendar.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Margaret commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and take actions that match their values. CBT focuses on spotting and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going, which can help with anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges. ACT emphasizes noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and committing to small steps that reflect what matters most in life.She approaches therapy collaboratively and will work with each person to find which methods fit best. Deciding on an approach happens together, based on the client’s goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full conversation and practicing skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or messaging can handle quick check-ins, brief coaching between sessions, or ongoing support when a scheduled call isn’t possible. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York, North Carolina, South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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