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Margaret Paul, LMHC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Margaret

Margaret Paul is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 15 years of professional experience. She centers her work on a respectful, empathetic therapeutic stance and adapts interventions to each person's unique circumstances.

Background and approach

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief and coping with life changes, as well as challenges like self-esteem, motivation, addictions, sleep difficulties, and ADHD. She blends evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing within a client-centered framework.

This combination supports practical problem solving for career or relationship stress, offers skills for emotion regulation and trauma recovery, and helps people reconnect with life purpose and self-love. Margaret also attends to issues related to compassion fatigue and veteran and armed forces matters when relevant.

Margaret frames therapy as a collaborative process. She aims to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each client’s goals and strengths, acknowledging that beginning therapy takes courage and validating that first step toward change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Margaret uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation concerns. She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness for people struggling with strong emotions or relationship conflicts. Client-centered principles guide the work by prioritizing empathy, respect, and collaboration so that treatment is shaped around each person’s priorities.

Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process. Margaret will explore goals, preferences, and life context together with clients to decide which techniques to emphasize, and she adjusts the plan over time as needs evolve. This shared decision-making helps ensure that interventions feel relevant and sustainable.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or when in-person options are limited. These formats allow continued access to licensed professionals and make it possible to practice skills between sessions, review progress, and maintain therapeutic momentum from a range of locations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Margaret commonly address?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, grief, motivation and self-esteem struggles, as well as relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, addictions, anger, career issues, compassion fatigue, and ADHD among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines a client-centered stance with evidence-based methods such as CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing, tailoring techniques to each person’s needs and preferences.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with a broad range of mental health and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She is a licensed mental health counselor with the credential FL LMHC MH13218 practicing in Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Clients may meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and scheduling.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English