About Margaret
Margaret Packard-Motter greets people with a calm, straightforward approach. She draws on 35 years of experience to help with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and stress. Margaret supports people facing grief, caregiving strain, workplace conflict, and major life changes.
She works with clients to identify practical steps and build confidence one conversation at a time. Margaret holds an MD and is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania and Maryland, listed as LCSW-C 06180 and PA LCSW SW122635.
Background and approach
She blends practical coaching with counseling to help people move through hard moments. Sessions focus on real-life strategies like problem solving, communication skills, and planning next steps. Her background includes decades of clinical practice supporting adults through aging and geriatric concerns, hospice and end-of-life issues, and caregiver burnout.
She also addresses workplace problems, career decisions, and feelings of emptiness or loss of purpose. Seasonal Affective Disorder and isolation are among other areas she commonly helps with. Margaret explains things plainly and keeps sessions focused on goals you can try between meetings.
She uses conversation to help people notice what works and what gets in the way. Her style aims to be steady, practical, and hopeful. People who want clear guidance and gentle problem-solving often find her approach useful.
She encourages small steps toward change and helps track progress over time.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Margaret uses evidence-based techniques that focus on clear steps and skills. One common approach is problem-focused work that breaks larger issues into manageable tasks and plans. This helps with workplace stress, decision-making, and practical life changes. Another frequent emphasis is coping skills training, which teaches breathing, pacing, activity planning, and simple routines to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, try methods that match your needs, and adjust as you progress. You and the therapist set aims together and review what helps between sessions.
Online therapy lets people connect in ways that fit their day. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not wanted. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, and a way to share thoughts between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other obligations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, Maryland
- Languages
- English