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Online therapist

Margaret Lorenz

Supportive guidance for family and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
26 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Margaret

Margaret Lorenz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 26 years of experience helping people navigate family and parenting concerns. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and stress. Margaret aims to create a calm space where parents and family members can talk through problems and find practical steps forward.

She listens first and then helps set clear, achievable goals. Sessions can move at the client's pace and focus on daily challenges like managing emotions, improving communication, and coping with life changes.

Background and approach

Her style is straightforward and supportive rather than overly clinical. Margaret blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques. That means she centers the client's needs, looks at how thoughts and behaviors link, and teaches skills for managing strong emotions.

She tailors the mix based on each person’s situation and goals. Over her career she has worked with issues such as parenting, blended family questions, codependency, intimacy and commitment concerns, workplace stress, and midlife transitions. She also supports people facing ADHD, compassion fatigue, and isolation.

Her work emphasizes practical tools clients can use between sessions. Margaret practices in New York and offers sessions in English. She accepts international clients and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

How Margaret’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. Sessions prioritize the client’s perspective and build trust, which helps parents and family members feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and change daily habits that cause stress or conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Margaret discusses goals and preferences with each person and then tailors the mix of methods. She works collaboratively to decide which skills and strategies will best help with parenting challenges, relationship strain, or life transitions.

Online sessions make scheduling easier for busy families. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, while phone sessions offer a simpler option when video isn’t convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support between longer sessions and can help with brief check-ins or practicing new skills. These formats increase flexibility so therapy can fit into real family life.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Margaret commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family problems, and related concerns such as ADHD and workplace issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She combines talk, skill-building, and goal setting to help people manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has 26 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of concerns including family and parenting difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
Margaret is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with credential NY LCSW 053720 and practices in New York.
Does she work with clients who live outside the US?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions across time zones as needed.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to start working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
26 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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