Margaret Swanson, LICSW

Margaret Swanson, LICSW, helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and sexual dysfunction concerns. She also supports those coping with depression, trauma, parenting strain, and career or identity questions. Her tone is steady and practical, aimed at people who need clear direction during hard times.

Margaret uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to clarify values and change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-based ideas and client-centered care shape how she listens and responds in the room.

Sessions focus on real-life tools and honest conversation. People work on small, doable steps - for example managing stress, improving communication, or building routines that help mood and energy. She also addresses specific challenges like coping with loss, substance struggles, and career transitions.

Her practice reflects 25 years of work in Vermont and neighboring areas. Margaret holds LICSW credentials in Vermont and New Hampshire and has experience with complex issues such as ADHD, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and identity concerns within LGBT communities.

She encourages people to bring what matters most to them and to try approaches that fit their life. The goal is practical change: clearer priorities, steadier coping, and better day-to-day functioning. Margaret aims to be a steady presence while clients test new ways of handling old problems.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Margaret commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small actions toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and helps people test new ways of relating that feel safer and more effective.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She works together with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. That collaboration helps keep sessions focused and personally relevant.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, reduce travel time, and allow more consistent check-ins during busy weeks. It also lets people use shorter or lighter-touch sessions when that fits a schedule, or choose options that need less bandwidth when a video call is difficult. Margaret and other licensed professionals will discuss practical details and choose the format that best supports your goals.