About Margaret
Margaret Reul is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Sessions are designed to fit into busy schedules with evening and weekend times available.
She approaches therapy in a straightforward way. Margaret listens first and works with each person to set clear goals. She often uses solution-focused techniques to find steps that bring quick relief from pressing problems.
How Margaret works
Margaret also draws on cognitive behavioral methods to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness strategies are used to reduce reactivity and build calm in daily life. Motivational interviewing helps when people want to make changes but feel stuck.
Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns, from compassion fatigue and addictions to relationship and family issues. She has experience supporting people through major health challenges, caregiving stress, and the aftermath of trauma and loss.
She has worked with first responders during the COVID-19 crisis and with people experiencing serious mental illness as well as those seeking a mental health tune-up. Margaret earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a Master of Social Work from California State University, Los Angeles.
With 11 years of clinical experience she blends practical tools and a collaborative style to help people move toward clearer goals.
Margaret lists 5 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches That Translate Well Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people feel heard and understood; it helps with stress, grief, self-esteem, and broader life questions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, identifies unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replaces them with practical strategies that reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to calm the body and mind and can reduce reactivity to stressors.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Margaret collaborates with each person to choose or combine methods based on their goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan if something is not working or if priorities change.
Online sessions offer real flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick updates, ongoing support between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into evenings and weekends and to maintain continuity when life gets busy.
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