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I provide support in the process of going through difficult transitions and focus on helping you find constructive ways to help you deal with problems or issues in your life. I tend to take a goal oriented approach to psychotherapy, helping you identify or verbalize what you hope to achieve from therapy and then helping you break down your goals into smaller, attainable objectives.

Psychotherapy is a process of doing more in depth, "intra-psychic" work. This therapy is used by many who want to create deep and lasting personal change in their life. It's not only thoughts or behaviors or crises that are addressed. It may be about deep unhappiness in life; sexual identity; a sense of emptiness; dreams; long ago traumas or loss. The enduring benefit is a greater self understanding and new confidence in becoming a more authentic, genuine self in the world.

With over 20 years experience as a Therapist and Coach and a graduate of Wheaton College, Margo continues to devote her lives work to encouraging people in all walks of life. She especially loves walking along side women, helping them discover and grow the person they were created to be. She believes the core of all life work will include: Identifying the Voices that hold you back, as well as the root of those Voices. Telling and Rewriting your lives journey, creating meaning from the ugly-beautiful in your life, and knowing and Unleashing the Amazingness of who you were created to be.

Psychotherapy is an art and a science. I like personal approach. I do not like to stick to one school of thought or theory. each individual is unique so therapy must me designed accordingly. In addition to examining the needs of an individual I look at the person in a global way. I believe in holistic approach and use an eclectic approach rather than just one technique.

We provide individual and and family therapy. We treat a variety of psychiatric disorders with appropriate therapy techniques. We try to tailor our therapy techniques to suit the needs of the patient. We believe that all patients are not similar so all techniques used to treat them also need to be individualized. We closely work with other professionals to ensure that all of the needs of our patients are met.

Psychotherapy is the use of psychological methods to help a person change behavior and overcome problems in a positive manner. Its aim is to help people understand the thoughts behind feeling anxious or depressed and addressing these thinking patterns. Psychotherapy will help you change behaviors and habits that are limiting you, to experiencing your fullest potential.

Sometimes skill based learning just doesn't do the trick. Many of my clients have gone through skill based therapies reporting that they learned new skills, but that the skills were not enough. Adlerian psychotherapy is for children and adults. We focus on how you find belonging and significance, uncover mistaken beliefs, and remove the obstacles that have gotten in your way.

I create a safe space in which my clients can feel comfortable in talking openly about who they are and the difficulties they are facing. People come to see me because they are having difficulties, but these problems do not define them and they also have incredible strengths. Although I use different therapies and provide my clients with tools they can use, I believe that the relationship between the therapist and the client determines how successful therapy will be. I engage fully with my clients, listening to them carefully and providing them with genuine respect and positive regard.

Psychotherapy is the most effective and lasting way to change the way you feel. Some of the benefits of psychotherapy are: increase in self confidence, feeling lighter and more hopeful, getting to know yourself better and be more accepting of who you are, identify triggers and buttons so that you reach your full potential, and living the life you were intended to live. My approach to psychotherapy is to have a conversation together that will be benefit you in nearly every area of your life. I provide a safe supportive non judgmental environment in order to have an open, honest and meaningful conversation.

During your psychotherapy with us , we invite you to reach your full potential or learn to cope better with problems of life. We are confident our techniques will increase awareness and the capacity for self-observation, change behavior and cognition, and develop insight and empathy. Desired results may be to enable other choices of thought, feeling or action, and to increase your sense of well-being and to better manage subjective discomfort or distress. Therapy may address specific forms of diagnosable mental illness, or everyday problems in managing or maintaining interpersonal relationships or meeting personal goals. Treatment in families with children can favorably influence a child's development, lasting for life and into future generations. Better...(view profile to read more)