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Online therapist

Margaret Gibson Ellison

Experienced counselor focused on practical change

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
23 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Margaret

Margaret Gibson Ellison is a licensed professional counselor with 23 years of experience. She offers a steady, nonjudgmental presence for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction struggles, grief, relationship strain, and other life challenges. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, focusing on what each person needs in the moment.

She works from Georgia and communicates in English. Her approach draws on client-centered work, motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioral tools to help people identify patterns and try practical changes.

Background and approach

She often combines mindfulness and narrative techniques to address how thoughts, habits, and personal stories affect daily life. Sessions emphasize listening, clear goal-setting, and small steps that can be practiced between meetings. Margaret has worked in inpatient, outpatient, independent practice, and virtual settings, and has maintained a independent practice in Conyers, Georgia for the past 14 years.

That breadth of experience informs how she adapts tools to different situations. She also holds specialty training related to chemical and sexual addiction and education as a Rainbow Advocate. Therapy with her aims to feel individualized rather than formulaic.

She avoids one-size-fits-all plans and focuses on each person’s unique history and strengths. The work tends to be practical and grounded - noticing what is getting in the way and trying manageable changes. She encourages people to see starting therapy as a courageous step.

The initial phase typically focuses on building a plan together and deciding which techniques will best support the goals named by the client.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-centered work is about creating a respectful, listening-focused space where the client leads the priorities. This approach helps when someone wants a supportive, personalized plan rather than a fixed protocol.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then tests small changes in daily life. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and many everyday challenges.

Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These techniques often pair well with CBT when stress or rumination is a problem.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, values, and comfort level. Together they try things out and adjust what isn’t working.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people talk face-to-face, phone sessions work when video isn’t practical, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing contact between sessions. These options help therapy fit into busy family and work routines and make consistent care more reachable.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Issues commonly addressed include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship strain, grief, and self-esteem. Additional areas include eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and caregiving stress.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The practice blends client-centered listening with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. Mindfulness and narrative techniques are used as needed to help shift patterns and personal stories.
What kind of experience does the therapist bring?
Margaret has 23 years of counseling experience across inpatient, outpatient, independent practice, and virtual settings. She has run a independent practice in Conyers, Georgia for 14 years.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
The clinician holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential - LPC - with license number GA LPC LPC003490 and practices from Georgia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
23 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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