About Margaret
Margaret Johnson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 20 years of experience helping people facing addiction, relationship strain, trauma, anger, ADHD, stress, anxiety, and mood concerns. She aims to meet each person where they are and focus on the issues they bring to session. Her style is direct and practical, with an emphasis on building self-knowledge and clearer choices.
She draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction when life feels confusing or stuck.
How Margaret works
She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, to address painful memories and trauma-related distress. Sessions can include mindfulness work, recovery planning, and motivational interviewing to support behavior change. Margaret explains things plainly and works collaboratively.
She helps people notice patterns, set realistic goals, and try new ways of coping. The work often pairs insight about values and purpose with concrete steps for day-to-day life. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Central Washington University and a Master of Arts in Existential Phenomenological Therapeutic Psychology from Seattle University.
She holds a Pennsylvania LPC credential and has practiced for two decades. People seeking help with issues such as codependency, divorce and separation, domestic violence, substance use, first responder stress, veteran and armed forces issues, narcissism, post-traumatic stress, and young adult concerns may find her approach useful. She conducts sessions in English and accepts international clients.
Margaret lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Margaret works with
The areas below are the ones Margaret selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online work
Existential Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and find direction when life feels uncertain. It focuses on choices, responsibilities, and meaning rather than only on symptoms, which can help with stress, life changes, and questions about purpose.Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured method used to reduce the intensity of painful memories and trauma-related reactions. Sessions that use EMDR combine focused memory work with guided attention techniques to lessen the hold of past events.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean blending existential conversations, EMDR, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing based on what helps most.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific delivery options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by removing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a work break, or letting someone choose audio-only when bandwidth or comfort with video is a concern. Licensed professionals can use these options to keep therapy practical and consistent with everyday routines.
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