Therapist profile
Margaret Swanson, LICSW
Vermont
LICSW - Anger and Stress Support
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- CredentialsLICSW
- LicenseLICSW, New Hampshire / 1385; LICSW, Vermont / 089.0001172
- NPI1164997029
- Experience25 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationVermont
About
- CBT strategies
- ACT techniques
- Attachment focus
About Margaret
Margaret Swanson is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Vermont with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, and other life changes. She also supports clients dealing with career pressure, parenting strain, and issues related to identity and relationships.
Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small changes that can reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day functioning. She uses talking, skills practice, and real-world homework so clients can test new ways of responding between sessions.
Margaret draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice values and take committed steps toward them. Attachment-based work informs how she looks at relationship patterns and communication habits.
Clients with trauma, chronic stress, or complicated grief are offered paced, structured work that balances present coping with processing difficult material. For people struggling with anger, sessions aim to increase awareness of triggers, broaden choices for responding, and rehearse alternative behaviors in manageable steps.
Her practice covers a wide range of concerns from ADHD and bipolar management to caregiving stress, body image, and adoption-related issues. Sessions are conducted in English in Vermont; people who live outside the United States are not accepted. To start, readers are asked to follow the site flow to match and schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anger that comes from frustration, life changes, or stuck patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to interrupt reactive cycles and rehearse different responses. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns affect current communication and reactivity, which can clarify why certain situations trigger anger.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s goals and daily life. That means trying tools, tracking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
The practical benefits of remote sessions are about fitting therapy into a busy schedule and keeping work doable between commitments. Since the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to attend regularly, practice skills between meetings, and check in without the time cost of travel. The therapist and client will shape session length and pacing to match needs and to make skill practice realistic for everyday life.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New Hampshire, Vermont
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, anger, parenting strain, career concerns, and related issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-focused, using talk, skills practice, and homework to change how people respond to triggers and stress.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - VT LICSW and NH LICSW - practicing in Vermont.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are used?
Confirm current session options before booking by following the site flow; the profile does not list specific formats and asks prospective clients to verify available session types.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; follow the site process to see specific pricing information.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.