About Margaret
Margaret Paul is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and challenges with motivation. Many people also seek her help for grief, life transitions, anger, and attention-related concerns such as ADHD.
Her sessions aim to be respectful and down-to-earth. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, achievable goals. Conversations are tailored to what a person is actually facing, not to a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Margaret draws from a few well-established methods to shape her work. She uses client-centered principles to follow the person's lead, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in her approach when they match a client's goals.
People come to her for a range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including sleep problems, addictions, career strain, parenting stress, and feelings of isolation. She also addresses issues tied to life purpose and compassion fatigue. Her style stays practical - small, concrete steps are emphasized so progress feels tangible.
If someone is ready to get started, she encourages that first step and offers a straightforward pairing process to connect with her. Conversations focus on immediate needs and realistic next steps, with attention to what will help each person move forward.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Margaret commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person's concerns and building a trusting conversation so goals emerge naturally. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches clear strategies to change them.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance when those tools fit a person's needs. Choosing which approaches to use is a collaborative process - she will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring to sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face from a distance, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter updates, step-by-step coaching, or when someone prefers written conversation. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into varied daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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