Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Margaret works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Margaret
Margaret Lorenz is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York who focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life transitions. She brings 26 years of experience to sessions and aims to make therapy practical and easy to follow. Her style centers on listening first, then helping people build skills they can use between meetings.
Margaret uses straightforward techniques so clients can see small changes quickly. She blends approaches like client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, and dialectical behavior tools to match each person’s needs.
Background and approach
Sessions move at a pace set by the client and focus on real problems at home, work, and relationships. Her work often addresses relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and issues around self-esteem and identity. She also helps people dealing with career stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue.
Clients who feel isolated or stuck in midlife or young adulthood find practical actions to try between sessions. Margaret emphasizes collaboration. She helps people identify clear goals and then breaks those goals into concrete steps.
Homework might include short behavior experiments, communication practice, or tracking moods and triggers. People who choose her can expect a calm, direct approach that balances empathy with skill-building. The focus is on reducing distress and increasing day-to-day coping.
Margaret welcomes conversations about goals and adjusts the plan as needs shift over time.
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
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Margaret lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Margaret Uses Talk Therapy Online
Margaret uses client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches to guide online work. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your perspective first, helping people feel heard and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors together and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, anger, and mood concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Margaret will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts methods over time, combining listening with skill-building so sessions reflect what is most useful for the client.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different needs. Video calls are good for face-to-face interaction and deeper conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Margaret
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, self-esteem, and workplace problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She listens first and then introduces practical tools from client-centered, CBT, and DBT approaches to help with emotions and behavior.
What level of experience does she have?
Margaret has 26 years of clinical experience helping people manage life changes and emotional struggles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.