Margaret Kei, LCSW

Margaret Kei is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or major life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what feels most urgent. Her style is warm and supportive, aimed at helping people take small, manageable steps forward.

With 11 years of experience, she has worked with adults facing depression, trauma, grief, anger, and attention-related challenges. She also helps individuals who are struggling with relationship tension, family problems, isolation, and issues tied to adoption or attachment. She uses straightforward strategies so clients can try them between sessions.

Margaret blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and solution-focused methods. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, talk through what matters to them, and set clear, realistic goals. For trauma-related concerns she uses trauma-focused approaches to help process difficult memories and reduce their daily impact.

Sessions can include short skill-building exercises, practical problem solving, and calm, steady support when emotions run high. She encourages clients to practice new skills in real life and brings that experience back to therapy for reflection and adjustment.

Margaret works with people in Virginia and offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Her approach is collaborative - she helps clients choose techniques that fit their needs and routines.

How Margaret’s Approaches Work Online

Margaret uses cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered methods to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people recognize and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood through concrete exercises and behavioral experiments. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship, allowing clients to set the pace and priorities while the therapist reflects and supports their process.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Margaret collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and daily life. She checks in about what helps and adjusts the plan so skills learned in sessions can be practiced between meetings and reviewed together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different needs. Video calls are useful for more in-depth conversations and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, skill prompts, and ongoing support without scheduling a full session. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines.