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Online therapist

Margaret Auguste

Skilled, practical support for family and life challenges

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
New Jersey, California
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Margaret

Margaret Auguste is a licensed marriage and family therapist with two decades of clinical work. She practices in New Jersey and brings a calm, respectful presence to sessions. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and manage everyday challenges.

Her tone is warm and direct, aiming to make therapy feel approachable for someone juggling busy family life. Margaret blends clear strategies with open listening. She explains skills in simple steps and helps people try them between sessions.

Background and approach

Her methods include techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and attachment-based approaches. This mix supports emotional coping, clearer communication, and real behavior changes. Sessions usually center on current problems and what can be done now.

She works with mood concerns like depression and bipolar symptoms, anxiety, and trauma-related issues. She also addresses relationships, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, grief, addiction, and eating issues among other areas listed in her practice. Margaret keeps plans tailored to each person’s needs.

She avoids labels that feel shameful and focuses on strengths and steps forward. She encourages small, steady changes so progress feels manageable. Her training is reflected in her LMFT credential.

Clients can expect practical tools, focused conversation, and compassion. The aim is to help people feel less overwhelmed and more capable of handling life’s changes.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on accepting difficult feelings while clarifying personal values and taking committed action. It can help when worry, stress, or life transitions make it hard to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns influence current ways of relating and can be helpful for intimacy and communication struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together explore which methods feel most useful. Sessions often combine approaches so people get concrete tools and relational insight tailored to their situation.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to continue work between visits. Licensed professionals can teach skills, guide conversations, and offer homework over these formats so therapy remains practical and accessible.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, grief, addictions, eating concerns, and ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive with a focus on practical skills. Sessions are conversational and aim to teach steps people can try between visits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working as a therapist in clinical settings and with individuals facing a range of emotional and relational challenges.
What credentials and location are listed for her?
She holds the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential: CA LMFT 153246 and NJ LMFT 37FI00183800, and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use 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 the therapist's availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
New Jersey, California
Languages
English

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