Works with
How Margaret works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Margaret
Margaret Elkins is a licensed professional clinical counselor who helps people navigate strong emotions and life changes. She focuses on issues like anger, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship and family stress. She aims to make sessions straightforward and practical so people can try new ways of coping between meetings.
She holds a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Kentucky University and has worked in mental health for 15 years, including seven years as a licensed clinician.
Background and approach
That background includes supporting people with severe mental health challenges, body image concerns, and substance use issues. In-session she uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
For trauma-related concerns she incorporates eye movement desensitization and reprocessing methods alongside motivational interviewing to support change motivation. Margaret favors a practical, step-by-step style. She helps people set small goals, practice new skills, and measure progress.
Sessions are a mix of listening, teaching coping tools, and planning doable next steps. People who want a therapist who combines skills training with a focus on real-life problems may connect well with her. She works from Kentucky and provides services in English.
What Margaret works with
Everything Margaret lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Margaret's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Margaret lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online work
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on noticing patterns of thought and behavior and testing new ways of reacting. It helps with anxiety, depression, anger, and everyday stress by giving clear tools to change unhelpful habits.Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It is useful when strong reactions or impulsive behavior make daily life harder.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest strategies to try. Together they adjust the plan based on what helps most over time.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match someone’s routine. Video is good for in-depth conversations and skills practice, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or shorter updates. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving, and busy days.
Questions people ask about Margaret
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, eating and body image issues, anger, and career-related stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and skills focused. Sessions blend discussion with exercises that teach coping, emotion regulation, and behavior change.
What experience does she bring?
She has worked in the mental health field for 15 years and has seven years as a licensed clinician supporting people with severe mental illness, trauma, addiction, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - practicing in Kentucky.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.