About Margaret
Margaret Yurkunas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan. She focuses on trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family matters, grief, eating challenges, parenting stress, career questions, and coping with life changes. Her style is warm and person-centered.
She aims to listen without judgment and to meet people where they are. Sessions emphasize empathy, honesty, and helping clients notice their own strengths. Margaret uses Client-Centered Therapy to guide clients toward greater self-awareness.
How Margaret works
That means she follows the client’s pace and supports them in finding their own solutions rather than imposing answers. She also offers hypnotherapy as an additional approach when clients are interested in exploring subconscious patterns or building new habits.
Over five years she has worked with a range of concerns including compassion fatigue, ADHD, attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, isolation, and caregiver stress. She also addresses complex feelings like guilt, shame, emptiness, jealousy, and forgiveness. Sessions are offered in English and conducted remotely.
Margaret aims to help people develop clearer self-direction, stronger self-reliance, and improved self-esteem. She encourages straightforward conversation and practical next steps during and between sessions.
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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
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes active listening, empathy, and following the client’s pace. In practice this means sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on helping them notice strengths and options. This approach can be helpful for depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, and questions about identity and direction.Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to help people explore habits, memories, or beliefs that affect daily life. It can be used for stress, certain trauma-related patterns, and habit change when a client is interested in that method.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest whether Client-Centered work, hypnotherapy, or a combination might fit best. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and more conversational work. Phone sessions can require less bandwidth and work well for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging are useful for ongoing support between calls or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options offer more scheduling flexibility and can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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