Margaret Auguste, LMFT | Therapist in New Jersey

Warm interactive style
Practical coping skills
Focus on relationships

About Margaret

Margaret Auguste is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New Jersey with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and other life challenges. Her work includes support for mood concerns like depression and bipolar, and she also addresses issues such as codependency, parenting stress, and addiction concerns.

Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions aim to be respectful and nonjudgmental. She avoids stigmatizing labels and tailors conversation to each person's needs.

Margaret blends several practical approaches in session. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Attachment-Based and client-centered ideas guide how she builds trust and responds to emotional needs.

In a meeting with her, clients can expect clear, goal-focused conversations and steps to try between sessions. She helps people build coping skills, manage emotions, and improve communication in relationships. Margaret also addresses longer-standing patterns like dependency or attachment concerns with practical strategies.

Her background includes many years helping people recover from trauma and emotional abuse, and supporting those dealing with grief or caregiver stress. People who want a collaborative therapist who listens and offers concrete tools may find her approach a good fit.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters most, and take small steps toward those values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and getting unstuck from old patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior, then testing new ways of responding to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Margaret uses a collaborative process to figure out what fits each person's needs, goals, and preferences. She may mix methods over time and adjusts plans based on what is helping and what is not.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people try therapy from a place that supports concentration, or pick a time that works around work or caregiving. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and DBT or ACT practices for use in remote sessions to keep progress moving forward.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issues Dependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separation Domestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

New Jersey, California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Margaret address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, codependency, parenting and career challenges, and related difficulties listed in her specialties.

What is her approach in sessions?

Sessions are collaborative and practical, blending Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, client-centered listening, and DBT skills when helpful.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 20 years of hands-on experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist in clinical settings and counseling roles.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in New Jersey and practices there.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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