Margaret Dunn
Insight-driven counseling for lasting change
LPC Missouri
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Eating
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Margaret
Margaret Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience based in Missouri. She blends practical coaching perspectives with counseling to help people identify and work through patterns that limit their progress, focusing on tangible changes rather than quick fixes.
Background and approach
Her practice emphasizes understanding how unprocessed emotions and habitual responses contribute to stress, eating struggles, low self-esteem, and difficulties with relationships and life transitions.
Margaret uses a mix of evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Existential approaches to support clients in shifting unhelpful thinking and building new habits.
She aims to help clients transform fear into courage and move from feeling stuck to clearer direction by exploring emotional roots and teaching a stepwise habit-change process. Her work highlights compassion, open-mindedness, and a focus on practical growth and possibility.
Clients who seek support for stress, anxiety, grief, eating and body-image concerns, addictions, trauma, self-esteem, or major life changes may find her approach useful. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate differing needs and schedules.
How evidence-informed approaches translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and habit-related concerns by offering structured exercises and practical tools to shift daily routines. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values, accept difficult emotions, and commit to meaningful actions, which can be useful when coping with life transitions, chronic stress, or persistent avoidance. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration, providing a space to explore feelings and build self-understanding that supports change across many concerns.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and needs, and adjusts the approach over time so therapy remains relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods or life transitions and allow clients to access licensed professionals without rearranging their daily routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English