- Guilt and shame
- ACT and CBT
- Mindfulness practice
About Margarita
Margarita Danielyan is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, career pressures, and the challenges of life transitions. Margarita also helps people dealing with guilt and shame, abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, and isolation. She speaks English, Armenian, and Russian.
Her approach centers on straightforward conversation and practical steps. Sessions focus on understanding what keeps difficult feelings active and on noticing small shifts that reduce their hold. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are also used to clarify values and to help people act on what matters despite uncomfortable emotions.
Margarita incorporates client-centered methods to follow each person’s pace and priorities. Mindfulness practices are introduced in simple, brief exercises to help with grounding during moments of intense shame or guilt. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns that show up across relationships and life choices.
In sessions, she emphasizes clear goals and pragmatic steps people can try between meetings. Conversations are direct but gentle, aimed at reducing isolation and improving day-to-day functioning. The work often includes improving communication, coping with career or immigration stress, and sorting through forgiveness or commitment issues.
To begin, clients use the site process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. Margarita helps people who want concrete ways to lessen the burden of guilt and shame while staying grounded in everyday life.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that reflect personal values. It can help with guilt by shifting attention to what matters and small steps toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety or shame active by testing assumptions and practicing alternative responses. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes following the client’s pace and priorities, making room for honest conversation about sensitive topics like guilt or intimacy.Finding the right mix of these methods is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their situation and goals. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than sticking to a single method from the start.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins on a break, sessions without a commute, or choosing a quieter setting at home when that is helpful. These practical benefits help people keep regular contact with a therapist while they work on reducing the burden of guilt and shame.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Armenian, Russian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to guilt and shame?
She works with adults on guilt and shame connected to relationships, family history, faith, and personal choices among other life issues.
How does she approach feelings of guilt?
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and ACT ideas to clarify values and actions that feel meaningful despite uncomfortable emotions.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of professional experience as a clinician working with stress, anxiety, trauma, career issues, and life changes.
What credential and location should I know about?
She is a California LMFT and practices from California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Armenian, and Russian.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
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.