Margaret Lorenz, LCSW

Margaret Lorenz is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of practice based in New York. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Parents and individuals facing relationship strain, grief, or self-esteem struggles will find practical support and coaching. Sessions aim to build clear skills people can use between meetings.

Margaret uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She adapts sessions to what each person needs and moves at a pace that feels right. Conversations are collaborative - the client sets goals and Margaret helps map steps to reach them.

Her background includes long experience addressing workplace strain, compassion fatigue, and challenges common in young adulthood and midlife. She also supports people navigating blended family issues, codependency, commitment questions, and intimacy-related concerns. Practical coping strategies and real-world problem solving are frequent parts of her work.

Sessions often focus on skills for managing strong emotions, changing unhelpful thinking, and improving daily routines. Margaret also combines a client-centered stance with targeted behavioral tools when appropriate. The result is an approach that balances listening with concrete techniques.

People who want a calm, goal-oriented guide will find this style useful. Margaret emphasizes self-compassion and clearer decision making as clients move through change. Her practice aims to help people return to their lives with better tools and more confidence.

How Margaret Uses CBT and DBT Online

Margaret draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often include clear exercises, homework, and step-by-step plans to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or tackle specific problems.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are useful for managing intense feelings, improving relationships, and learning calming practices that can be used in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Margaret will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most useful. Together the client and therapist choose strategies that match needs and preferences rather than relying on a single method.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is often used for full sessions and visual cues, phone works well for quick check-ins or low bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging can support brief updates or ongoing skill practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while keeping therapy consistent and focused.