Margaret Lorenz , LCSW

Margaret Lorenz is a licensed clinical social worker based in New York with 26 years of experience supporting parents, adolescents, and families through life transitions and emotional challenges. She has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, family conflict, relationship struggles, grief, and other stressors, bringing a steady, practical approach to therapy.

As an LCSW - a Licensed Clinical Social Worker trained to provide clinical therapy and psychosocial support - she blends client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques to create treatment plans that reflect each person’s needs. Her style emphasizes collaboration: she functions as a guide while clients remain in control of the pace and direction of their work. Discussions and interventions are tailored to individual goals, whether the focus is on parenting, relationship issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, or managing ADHD and workplace stress.

Margaret aims to help people uncover practical tools and strengths that support clearer choices and healthier patterns. She encourages taking the first step toward change as an act of courage and works with clients to map a path forward, meeting them where they are and adapting the process to fit their timing and priorities.

Approaches That Guide Online Work

Client-centered therapy places the client’s experience at the center of sessions, encouraging self-exploration and personal growth through empathetic listening and collaborative goal-setting. It helps when someone wants a supportive space to clarify values, improve relationships, or navigate life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills useful for managing intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and chronic stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Margaret works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps clients feel involved in decisions about pacing and focus.

Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility, with options for video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care across distances, including for international clients, and to integrate therapy into a busy life while working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor care to individual needs.