Margaret Reul, LCSW

Margaret Reul is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She brings a calm, practical style to sessions and aims to help clients set clear goals. Margaret uses straightforward tools so people can start to feel better and more in control sooner.

She approaches therapy in a collaborative way, listening first to understand each person’s situation. Margaret draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused methods to identify unhelpful thinking and build concrete steps forward. She also uses client-centered and mindfulness ideas to slow down strong emotions and notice what matters most.

Margaret earned a Bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Barbara and a Master of Social Work from California State University, Los Angeles. She holds a California LCSW credential and has practiced for 11 years. That experience includes supporting people facing medical issues, caregiving strain, and addiction concerns, as well as those dealing with trauma and grief.

Sessions are organized around the goals each person names. Early meetings focus on practical strategies to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. Later work can include deeper reflection on family of origin issues, commitment and communication problems, or coping with major life transitions.

Margaret schedules evening and weekend appointments to fit busy lives. Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to allow flexibility in how people connect and continue their work between meetings.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Margaret often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT gives clear tools to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and build better routines.

She also relies on Client-Centered Therapy ideas, which means listening closely and following each person's priorities. That approach helps people feel heard and shape goals that matter to them.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Margaret collaborates with each client to decide which techniques to try based on goals, symptoms, and personal style. She adjusts plans over time if something isn’t working.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full-session conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, homework review, or when tracking progress between meetings. These options make it possible to fit therapy into evenings and weekends and to continue steady work despite a busy schedule.