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Dr. Marguerite Morgan

Compassionate practical therapy for family and parenting concerns

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Credentials
LMSW
Experience
33 years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Marguerite

Dr. Marguerite Morgan offers an integrative counseling approach that centers on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker - LMSW - based in Michigan with over three decades of clinical experience.

Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at parents and adults navigating relationship and family concerns. Dr. Morgan blends evidence-based techniques with mindfulness and attachment ideas to help clients respond differently to stress and painful memories.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on clear coping skills, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and setting doable steps between meetings. She also brings attention to faith and spirituality when clients say that is important to them. Her practice addresses a wide range of difficulties including grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, anger, intimacy-related struggles, parenting challenges, and life transitions.

Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, codependency, family of origin issues, and substance-related concerns. With 33 years of experience, Dr. Morgan draws on practical methods such as motivational interviewing to build readiness for change.

She uses client-centered principles to keep sessions focused on what matters most to the individual. Language of care is English and her license is MI LMSW 6801066396. Outside work she is a mother and grandmother who enjoys sewing and cooking.

Prospective clients choose a subscription plan, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Dr. Morgan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to build readiness for change and set practical steps toward goals, useful for issues like substance use or making lifestyle changes.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each client about their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt techniques over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods feel most helpful and realistic for daily life.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit sessions around parenting, work, and caregiving responsibilities. Remote formats let clients use the same therapeutic approaches from home while keeping appointments more accessible and convenient.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with issues such as relationship struggles, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, parenting challenges, and stress-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach mixes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing with client-centered and mindfulness elements to teach coping skills and change unhelpful thinking.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Masters of Social Work and a Doctor of Philosophy, and has 33 years of experience providing mental health counseling.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in Michigan as an LMSW with license number MI LMSW 6801066396.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Costs vary by location and availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.

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Experience
33 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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