Margaret Auguste, LMFT
New Jersey · 20 years in practice
Margaret Auguste is a licensed marriage and family therapist with twenty years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, New Jersey
- 37FI00183800 · expires June 2026
- LMFT, California
- 153246 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1083107213 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Margaret
Margaret Auguste is a licensed marriage and family therapist with twenty years of clinical experience. She practices in New Jersey and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and other emotional challenges. She brings a warm, respectful presence to sessions and invites straightforward conversation about what is troubling you.
Her style is interactive and practical. She listens first and then helps people set small, achievable steps. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on building skills to cope with daily life and intense feelings.
Background and approach
She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats each person with sensitivity and compassion. Margaret combines several commonly used approaches to tailor care to each person. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to look at how emotions shape close connections.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools help identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy strategies support values-based choices and coping with difficult feelings. Clients may also find attachment-based perspectives helpful when past relationships affect current patterns.
Much of her work centers on improving communication, managing anger, addressing grief, and finding balance during life changes. She also supports people dealing with addictions, parenting stress, body image concerns, and workplace pressure. Sessions are provided through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Fees vary with location and subscription terms; the subscription can be canceled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Margaret lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Margaret names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches in online care
Margaret uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name emotions that shape close relationships and personal patterns; this approach can be useful for those who want to change how they respond when feelings run high. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which teaches practical ways to accept difficult feelings while moving toward personal values and goals. Attachment-based ideas are used to understand how early relationship experiences influence present behavior and connection with others.Choosing a method is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying tools from different methods and adjusting over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video calls let people see facial cues and hold more in-depth conversations. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited and make it easier to fit a session into a work break. Live chat or text options suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or people who prefer typing to speaking. These choices aim to increase flexibility so therapy can fit into everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, addictions, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and interactive, with practical steps and respectful conversation. She focuses on listening, skill-building, and tailoring work to each person.
What is her professional background?
She has twenty years of clinical experience working as a therapist with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, holding CA LMFT and NJ LMFT credentials, and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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