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Marguerite Wilcox

Experienced CBT-informed clinician

LCSW Louisiana

Experience
33 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Marguerite

Marguerite Wilcox is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who centers her practice on cognitive behavioral principles to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She draws on 33 years of clinical experience and emphasizes mindfulness and awareness as part of skill-building.

Background and approach

Her work often includes practical between-session assignments that support insight, document growth, and reinforce new coping strategies. Marguerite has guided individuals, couples, and families through a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, and relationship difficulties.

She also addresses parenting and family dynamics, career and life transitions, compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and many related concerns. Comfortable integrating other therapeutic approaches when helpful, she pairs empathy with a strengths-focused outlook and encourages clients to shape their own goals for therapy.

Based in Louisiana, she frames therapy as a collaborative journey that honors the client’s preferences and pace. Marguerite aims to create a supportive environment where small, steady steps lead to meaningful change, and she welcomes engagement and feedback as part of the process.

Online approaches rooted in CBT and client-centered care

Marguerite integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered principles to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts while building practical coping skills. CBT focuses on the relationship between thinking and behavior and is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and a collaborative relationship so clients feel heard and able to set their own goals.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when needed to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These approaches can complement each other, and Marguerite works with clients to determine which methods fit their needs and preferences through a collaborative process that respects individual goals.

Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to engage. This range of formats helps people access consistent care around work schedules, family demands, or geographic constraints and supports ongoing skill practice between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Marguerite commonly address?
She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and career or life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her practice is informed by cognitive behavioral ideas with an emphasis on mindfulness and awareness, and she often assigns between-session exercises to reinforce new skills.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 33 years of overall experience in social work and psychotherapy practice, providing long-term clinical perspective to clients.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW with license LA LCSW 13565 and practices from Louisiana.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working with her?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for connecting with clients.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are accessed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

33+ years

Licensed

Louisiana

Languages

English