Maggie Zagorova

Maggie Zagorova is a Florida LMHC with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, family concerns, and depression. Maggie also focuses on caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, life purpose, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, women's concerns, and workplace issues.

She draws on practical, evidence-based methods to help people untangle what feels stuck. Sessions are straightforward and focused on skills you can use between meetings. Maggie uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotional reactions.

Maggie has a master’s degree in mental health counseling from the City College of the City University of New York. She holds a certificate in sign language interpreting and has extensive experience working with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Her background includes many years supporting people with anxiety, depression, substance-use concerns, and relationship difficulties.

In sessions she helps clients notice unhelpful patterns, try small changes, and practice new ways of responding to stress. She incorporates motivational interviewing approaches when ambivalence about change appears. The work aims to build practical routines and communication habits that reduce daily strain.

Sessions are offered in English, Bulgarian, and American Sign Language. She practices in Florida as an LMHC and does not accept international clients. To begin, follow the site’s matching steps to schedule a first meeting.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take actions that matter to them despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It can help when someone feels directionless or stuck and wants to live in line with what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into manageable parts and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and awareness skills to reduce reactivity and improve stress management. Mindfulness can help with recurring worry and workplace strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maggie will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. She often combines techniques from these approaches so sessions focus on what the person needs most at the time.

Confirm current session formats before booking to know which online options are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. They also let people work with a therapist who understands hearing-impaired needs and American Sign Language when that matches the offered formats. Discuss practical scheduling questions during the matching steps so sessions match routines and goals.