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Online therapist

Margaret Johnson

Compassionate therapist focused on relationships and recovery

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Margaret

Margaret Johnson is an LPC who helps people facing relationship problems, addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, and the stresses of major life changes. She focuses on what matters to each person and listens first to understand immediate concerns. Her style aims to boost self-knowledge and help clients take steps that fit their values and goals.

With 20 years of experience, she blends practical strategies with reflective conversation. She uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, mindfulness, emotional awareness, and motivational interviewing to support progress.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize recognizing choices and building skills that work in everyday life. Margaret trained in psychology and completed a Master of Arts in Existential Phenomenological Therapeutic Psychology. That background informs a focus on meaning, personal responsibility, and forging a life that feels authentic.

She draws on strengths people already have while addressing barriers to change. Her work covers a broad range of concerns including addiction, trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, anger, intimacy-related issues, stress, and self-esteem. Additional focuses include codependency, divorce and separation, domestic violence, first responder issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, narcissism, and post-traumatic stress.

She offers coaching-style support when helpful and attends to practical recovery and wellness skills alongside emotional work. Margaret accepts clients from Pennsylvania and international clients in English, and she uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Existential Therapy looks at what gives life meaning and helps people make choices that fit their values. It focuses on questions like purpose, responsibility, and how to live more authentically, which can help with life transitions and a sense of direction.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional hold. It is often used for post-traumatic stress, abuse histories, and other trauma-related reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Margaret will collaborate with each person to decide whether existential work, EMDR, or a mix of methods best fits their goals and situation. That decision is shaped by symptoms, personal preferences, and what the client wants to achieve.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow more consistent check-ins. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm which formats are offered before booking. The focus remains on practical benefits like shorter commute times, greater scheduling flexibility, and easier follow-up between sessions rather than a single fixed way of meeting.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Margaret commonly address?
She supports people with addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, anger, stress, and self-esteem struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines listening with practical steps. She focuses on helping people raise self-awareness, make choices, and use skills that fit day-to-day life.
What is her background and experience?
She has 20 years of experience and holds a Master of Arts in Existential Phenomenological Therapeutic Psychology along with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the credential LPC and practices from Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Pennsylvania
Languages
English

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