- Client-centered care
- Hypnotherapy use
- Focus on codependency
About Margaret
Margaret Yurkunas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people facing trauma, relationship strain, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and codependency concerns. She also supports those dealing with grief, parenting stress, career transitions, and the effects of caregiving. Her approach is warm and human-focused, aiming to create a space where people can talk through painful topics and find clearer direction.
She uses Client-Centered Therapy to bring an empathetic, nonjudgmental stance to sessions. That means she listens carefully, offers honest feedback, and follows the pace each person sets. She also incorporates hypnotherapy as a tool when appropriate to access deeper patterns and support behavior changes.
Margaret emphasizes helping people build self-awareness and self-reliance. In practical terms she works on clearer boundaries, improved communication, and coping skills for stress and life changes. Sessions often focus on small, doable steps that add up to meaningful change over time.
With five years of documented experience, she brings focused clinical work to common life struggles such as intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and caregiver burnout. Her work with neurodiversity-related issues and intellectual disability is part of her broader practice areas.
Sessions are conducted in English and are offered from Michigan. People interested in starting will complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
How these approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy centers on genuine listening and acceptance. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist focus on the person's story, feelings, and goals while following the client's pace. It helps with anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, and self-esteem by creating a compassionate space to process those issues.Hypnotherapy involves guided techniques to access attention and focus, often to address habits, stress responses, or hard-to-reach emotional material. In an online setting it can be used to practice relaxation, shift unhelpful patterns, and support behavior change when both people agree it fits the work ahead.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. This collaborative process may include trying different methods and adjusting plans over time.
Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce time spent traveling to appointments. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help therapy fit everyday life without changing the focus of clinical work.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Margaret address?
She supports people with trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship problems, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting and caregiver stress, codependency, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices a client-centered, humanistic style that emphasizes empathy and nonjudgmental listening. Sessions focus on following the client's pace and helping them find their own answers.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of documented experience as a clinician working with a range of life challenges and recovery from trauma.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.