Peggy Fair , LCSW

Peggy Fair is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 40 years of experience in mental health care. She began her career in Virginia as an emergency mental health therapist in a community mental health clinic, and she later moved to North Carolina where she spent decades expanding her clinical experience. Over a 16-year period she provided care in an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and for 14 years she served as a mental health therapist working with Marines and Navy service members. In addition to her full-time roles, she maintained a part-time private practice for 23 years focused primarily on couples therapy, helping partners resolve conflicts and build positive coping skills together.

Peggy describes herself as an integrative therapist who draws from a variety of tools and approaches to tailor care to each person or couple. She works collaboratively with individuals and families to define meaningful goals and to teach practical strategies that support change. Her specialties include stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting and anger, among other life challenges.

Semi-retired, she now lives in Florida and values being near family and the beach. Peggy checks messages several times a day, seven days a week, and aims to respond within 24 hours or less. As an LCSW she brings extensive training and long-term clinical experience to each therapeutic relationship.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Peggy Fair

Peggy Fair draws from several evidence-informed approaches to guide online therapy. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and supporting the client’s own goals and choices - it helps people build self-awareness, strengthen relationships, and navigate life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviors and offers practical techniques to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, anger management and problems with impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Peggy works collaboratively with each person or couple to identify priorities, try appropriate methods, and adjust the plan based on what is most helpful for the client’s needs and goals. The selection of techniques is guided by the client’s preferences and Peggy’s clinical judgment as a licensed professional.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging to fit schedules and circumstances. These options make it easier to access consistent care, coordinate with busy lives, and continue therapy across distances, including for international clients.