Margaret Yurkunas , LPC

Margaret Yurkunas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with five years of clinical experience supporting people through recovery from trauma and sexual assault, life coaching, and counseling families who have members with special needs. She approaches therapy from a humanistic perspective, prioritizing empathy, genuineness, and respect for each person's experience. As an LPC she is trained and licensed to provide professional counseling services and to guide clients through personal growth and healing.

Margaret practices Client-Centered Therapy, offering a nonjudgmental, accepting stance that helps clients explore their feelings and find their own solutions. She emphasizes unconditional positive regard and congruence - being authentic and present with clients - so they can increase self-awareness, strengthen self-direction, and gain clearer personal insight. Her work often focuses on improving self-esteem, fostering self-reliance, and helping clients move toward meaningful, sustainable change.

Margaret brings patience and a respectful demeanor to sessions, creating space for clients to process difficult experiences and develop practical coping skills. She is committed to supporting clients as they identify goals, build emotional resilience, and take steps toward greater clarity and well-being.

Client-Centered Approaches and Online Care

Margaret integrates Client-Centered Therapy and hypnotherapy into her practice in ways that prioritize each client’s unique experience. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and genuine presence - the therapist offers support without judgment so clients can explore feelings, clarify values, and make decisions that feel right for them. This approach often helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, grief, and navigating major life changes.

Hypnotherapy is used as a complementary technique to help clients access relaxed states for focused work on issues like anxiety, stress, and trauma-related symptoms. It can support new patterns of thinking and help clients practice coping strategies with guided visualization and suggestion in session.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Margaret works with clients to identify goals, evaluate what methods feel most comfortable, and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals tailor interventions to each person’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care across distances. These options allow clients to engage in therapy in formats that best match their routines and communication styles.