Margaret Doman , LCSW

Margaret Doman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) whose professional training emphasized clinical social work with individuals and families and incorporated psychodynamic processing alongside therapeutic counseling models. Her therapeutic toolkit has included Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Rational Emotional Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, among other approaches.

She brings over 34 years of experience in the helping professions, including more than 17 years working specifically as a clinical social worker. Margaret has worked directly with clients of all ages - children, adolescents, and adults - across a range of settings, supporting people facing depression, anxiety and stress, anger management concerns, grief and loss, marital and relationship discord, family and parenting challenges, trauma and emotional abuse, and various mental health disorders.

Her background also includes leadership roles: she has served as a clinical supervisor for children’s mental health programs serving those who experienced displacement, separation, trauma, neglect, and abuse; as a program director of an outpatient substance abuse treatment program; and as a program supervisor for an adolescent respite and treatment program providing shelter, behavior modification, and individual and family counseling for troubled teens.

Having lived and worked within diverse cultural, religious, and ethnic communities, Margaret is sensitive to the nuances of individual diversity. She favors a holistic, strength-based orientation, drawing on an eclectic mix of techniques to provide a supportive counseling relationship where clients can explore issues, gain insight, and develop action plans that foster change, growth, and greater day-to-day functioning.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Margaret Doman integrates well-established therapeutic approaches to guide work with clients in an online setting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and accept difficult thoughts or feelings while taking committed action toward meaningful goals - it is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and adjust unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, providing practical strategies for mood, anxiety, and many day-to-day challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, empathetic, non-directive relationship that supports self-exploration and personal growth, which can be especially helpful for relationship issues, self-esteem, and grief.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Margaret Doman works with each client to determine which methods align best with their needs, goals, and preferences, following the collaborative practices commonly used by licensed professionals and therapists.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility and easier access to regular care. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and connect with a therapist from different locations while working toward practical, goal-oriented progress.