About Margaret
Dr. Margaret "Betsy" Vonk uses a mix of client-centered, cognitive behavioral, and existential approaches in her therapy. She focuses on building a respectful, supportive relationship and helping people find practical skills to manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
Her style is warm and collaborative, and she aims to make sessions feel like a place to talk things through without judgment. Vonk brings 20 years of experience as a clinical social worker and as an educator for master's level social work students.
How Margaret works
She holds a Master of Social Work from Florida State University and a PhD in Social Work from the University of Georgia. Those years in practice and teaching shape how she explains ideas and teaches skills during sessions. In session she helps people learn social-emotional skills and then practice applying them to everyday life.
She often uses cognitive-behavioral techniques for anxiety, phobias, and low mood. When questions of purpose or meaning arise, she draws on existential ideas to help clarify values and choices. She also supports parents facing the stresses of caregiving, adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, and family of origin topics.
Compassion fatigue and isolation are additional areas she addresses, with attention to practical coping strategies. Dr. Vonk conducts therapy from Georgia and offers sessions in English.
Her aim is to tailor work to each person's goals and needs, helping people build strengths and handle life changes more effectively.
Margaret lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Margaret works with
The areas below are the ones Margaret selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and helping the person feel heard. In online sessions that looks like the therapist listening closely, reflecting what she hears, and prioritizing the person's stated goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then practices new ways of responding. That approach is practical and skill-based, so CBT often adapts well to video or phone sessions where worksheets and in-the-moment coaching are used.Existential Therapy helps when questions of meaning, values, or life's transitions are central. It encourages reflection on choices and personal values and can be combined with other methods to clarify what matters most. Choosing an approach is collaborative: the therapist will discuss goals, try a method, and adjust as the work progresses to find the best fit for the individual's needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility and several ways to connect. Video calls approximate face-to-face conversations and allow screen-sharing of worksheets. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into breaks or busy days. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions, and people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it easier to use therapy around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
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