Margaret Dunn

Margaret Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri with 15 years of clinical experience. She draws on counseling and coaching approaches to help people face patterns that hold them back. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, eating and body image concerns, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related struggles.

Margaret hears people who feel stuck by habits, self-doubt, or emotional eating and helps them name what keeps repeating. She emphasizes practical steps toward change rather than relying on willpower alone. Sessions include talking through thoughts and feelings and learning simple processes to shift unhelpful habits and reactions.

Her practice pays attention to how unprocessed emotions can show up as physical symptoms, chronic pain, or persistent stress. She supports people working through trauma and abuse, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and life transitions. She also addresses issues such as codependency, guilt and shame, and isolation or loneliness.

Margaret uses several therapeutic approaches depending on the client’s needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Existential Therapy. She combines those methods with coaching techniques to set clear goals and track progress.

People who reach out can expect direct, compassionate guidance and practical tools for changing habits, improving self-esteem, and coping with major life changes. She frames growth as challenging but possible, and she invites clients to take steps toward greater clarity and resilience.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then taking value-driven action. It can help with anxiety, depression, and making changes that matter to you. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns like negative self-talk or avoidance. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on identifying and working through emotional experiences to improve connection with oneself and with others and is often useful for intimacy-related struggles.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences, try methods that suit your situation, and adjust the plan as you learn what helps. Sessions combine talking, skill practice, and step-by-step habit work so you can see progress between meetings.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping continuity of care when schedules change. Because formats are not specified in the profile, confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for shorter check-ins, talking through eating and habit patterns, and working on thought and behavior exercises without extra travel time.