- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and family separation
- CBT and ACT methods
About Margot
Margot Williams is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio with 25 years of practice. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and issues around self-esteem. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, ADHD, career changes, and feelings of isolation.
She has a strong background helping people who have experienced family separation, adoption and foster care issues, and attachment concerns. Her work includes support for forgiveness, guilt and shame, and caregiving stress. She also addresses blended family problems, communication breakdowns, and control issues.
Margot aims to build a collaborative working relationship. She helps people set clear, practical goals and uses solution-focused steps to move toward those goals. Sessions often emphasize existing strengths and small changes that fit day-to-day life.
Her approach is attentive to cultural and personal background. She asks about values, listens closely, and avoids assumptions so care aligns with each person’s beliefs. That means practical suggestions respect what matters to the client.
Margot blends several therapeutic methods in session. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment strategies, attachment-based ideas, mindfulness practices, and a client-centered stance. Together these methods are used to manage symptoms, improve communication, and work through past hurts.
To begin, she asks people to identify a few realistic first goals. Early sessions focus on immediate coping and planning next steps that fit everyday routines.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Margot commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions toward them while learning to notice and accept difficult thoughts. CBT looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them and reduce symptoms.She also incorporates attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships influence current patterns. That perspective can help when working through family separation, adoption and foster care issues, or ongoing relationship difficulties. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work and will be decided together based on your goals, needs, and preferences.
Session format options are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online session choices before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into busy days, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, or remove commute time so sessions fit around work or study. The therapist will discuss which format suits your schedule and clinical needs during the initial steps.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with feeling lost after university?
Yes. She works with people on career changes, coping with life transitions, and the pressure of early adulthood.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a collaborative, solution-focused style that highlights strengths and practical steps. Methods include cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience as a Licensed Independent Social Worker in Ohio working with trauma, depression, anxiety, and family separation.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an Ohio LISW credential and practices in Ohio.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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