About Margaret
Margaret Gibson Ellison is a licensed professional counselor with 23 years of experience who helps people manage anxiety, stress, addiction, depression, and relationship pain. She works with adults 18 and older and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style is collaborative and client-centered, with attention to each person’s goals and preferences.
She uses straightforward conversation to build a working plan. Sessions focus on listening, identifying patterns, and choosing small changes that add up.
Background and approach
She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help clients notice unhelpful thinking and practice new responses. Margaret's background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, independent practice, and virtual care.
She has maintained a independent practice in Conyers, Georgia for many years and has supported people facing trauma, substance use concerns, chronic stress, eating and sleep problems, and grief. Her experience includes helping people with attachment and intimacy issues, codependency, and life transitions. Her sessions aim to be individualized rather than one-size-fits-all.
She emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the place where goals are set and progress is tracked. She also uses motivational interviewing ideas to help people find their reasons for change and keep moving forward. Margaret sees therapy as teamwork.
She helps people set realistic steps, practice new skills between sessions, and adjust the approach when needed. She encourages people to reach out with questions and to use the initial matching process to find a good fit.
Therapeutic approaches for online care and practical change
Margaret uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns of thought and try new behaviors. CBT often focuses on everyday thinking and small experiments to reduce anxiety or depression symptoms and improve sleep and mood.She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and building a supportive partnership. That approach helps people clarify their goals, feel heard, and shape a plan that fits their life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test methods and adapt based on what helps most. Goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques guide the plan over time.
Online sessions can fit into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more interaction is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or getting support between sessions. These options provide flexibility so people can choose formats that match their routines and needs.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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