Dr. Marguerite Allen, LCMHC

Dr. Marguerite Allen helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or stuck after big life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Dr. Allen holds a Doctor of Ministry and practices as an LCMHC in North Carolina with 25 years of experience.

Her style centers on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered and skills-based methods. She uses these approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try small behavior changes, and build skills for managing strong emotions. Sessions tend to be goal-oriented and collaborative, with clear takeaways for home practice.

Dr. Allen has worked with a wide range of concerns, including stress, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, mood disorders, panic, and issues around relationships, parenting, and career. She also focuses on codependency, control issues, dissociation, and multicultural concerns. That background helps her tailor plans to each person’s situation.

Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Studies, a Master of Science in Psychology, a Master of Divinity in Ministry, and a Doctor of Ministry in Christian Counseling. She is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC.

Sessions are offered in English and are provided through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. People who want to begin choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s calendar.

CBT and skills-based approaches for online care

Dr. Allen often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and test thoughts that drive worry or low mood. CBT encourages practical experiments and homework that make daily life feel more manageable, which is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many mood concerns.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work grounded in each person’s priorities. That approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are so goals come from what the person values. Dialectical Behavior Therapy elements are used when stronger emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills are needed to manage intense feelings or impulsivity.

Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the early work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than following one preset plan. That ongoing conversation helps tailor sessions and homework to what actually helps.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill teaching and role play, phone sessions can be easier when video isn’t possible, chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging helps keep work moving between meetings.