- Client-Centered Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Guilt and shame focus
About Margaret
Margaret Yurkunas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with five years of experience. She works with people facing trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, anxiety, depression, and concerns such as guilt and shame. She also supports those coping with life changes, parenting stress, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
Her style is direct and person-focused. She practices Client-Centered Therapy and uses hypnotherapy as part of her work. Sessions emphasize listening, honest reflection, and practical steps clients can try between meetings. She aims to help people notice patterns, name difficult feelings, and find clearer personal direction.
Margaret describes her approach as genuine and nonjudgmental. She encourages clients to look at painful memories and current struggles without added blame. In session she offers steady questioning and reflective feedback to help people understand their reactions and choices.
When working with trauma, intimacy pain, or shame, she helps people explore how past experiences shape today’s feelings. For stress, anxiety, or low self-esteem, she supports straightforward coping skills and small behavioral changes. Hypnotherapy may be offered as a tool for accessing memories or shifting unhelpful habits.
Practical goals often include clearer self-awareness, improved self-direction, and stronger personal confidence. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options button.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says. Online sessions using this approach typically involve thoughtful, patient conversation and questions that help people notice patterns in their feelings and behavior. It can be helpful for anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and issues tied to guilt or shame.Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to help access memories or shift habits. In an online setting it is used as a structured technique alongside talk therapy to support changes in how a person responds to painful thoughts or recurring behaviors.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose whether Client-Centered methods, hypnotherapy, or a mix makes sense based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can be adjusted as sessions progress.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time for appointments. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent alongside other responsibilities.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship issues, grief, anxiety, depression, and related concerns such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She combines Client-Centered Therapy with hypnotherapy when appropriate, using listening and reflective questioning to help people name feelings and consider different responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Michigan LPC and practices in Michigan.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions organized and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.