Margaret Yurkunas

Margaret Yurkunas is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Michigan with five years of experience. She works with people facing trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, anxiety and depression, grief, parenting stress, career uncertainty, and challenges around life changes and self-esteem. She also supports concerns related to ADHD, compassion fatigue, eating difficulties, and a range of attachment and family problems.

Her style centers on Client-Centered Therapy. Sessions tend to be conversational and focused on the client's perspective. She aims to be genuine and nonjudgmental while helping people notice what matters to them and make decisions that fit their values. Hypnotherapy is listed among her approaches and may be used as part of work on patterns and coping.

In session she listens for how past experiences shape current choices. She helps people talk through feelings of emptiness, abandonment, guilt, or shame. Practical topics such as parenting strain, caregiving stress, workplace burnout, and navigating divorce are addressed in straightforward ways. She also supports those dealing with isolation, jealousy, or communication breakdowns.

Margaret draws on humanistic ideas to increase self-awareness and self-direction. Clients who want clearer personal priorities or steadier self-esteem can expect focused conversations and reflective exercises. The aim is to help people notice options and try concrete next steps rather than to prescribe a single solution.

Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not accepted. Because session formats are not specified in the profile, prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says. Online sessions using this approach typically involve conversational work, building self-awareness, and trying practical steps between meetings to test what helps. It is suited to issues like low self-esteem, relationship questions, and coping with life changes.

Hypnotherapy is listed as an additional approach and generally involves guided relaxation and focused attention to address patterns of thought or behavior. When used carefully, it can complement talk-based work for habits, anxiety, or grief-related symptoms.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a client's needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single style. That collaborative decision can be revisited as work progresses.

The profile does not specify which session formats are provided, so confirm the available options before scheduling. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, require less travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Others appreciate being able to continue work on goals during significant life transitions without rearranging as many plans.