Margaret Swanson, LICSW
New Hampshire · 25 years in practice
Margaret Swanson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and trauma.
License and registration
- LICSW, New Hampshire
- 1385 · expires July 2027
- LICSW, Vermont
- 089.0001172 · expires January 2028
- NPI
- 1164997029 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- 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 Swanson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and trauma. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career challenges, self-esteem struggles, and identity questions. Her style is steady and down-to-earth, with clear goals and practical steps.
Margaret draws on 25 years of clinical experience in Vermont to shape each session around the person in front of her. She listens first, then works with clients to set small, doable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on learning new ways to handle strong feelings and on practicing skills between meetings. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to tune into emotions and strengthen how people respond to them. She also applies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help clients notice what matters and build more supported ways of relating.
Cognitive Behavioral techniques are used when learning specific skill-based tools helps move someone forward. Margaret works with many concerns beyond the main issues above, including ADHD, compassion fatigue, caregiving stress, body image, blended family challenges, and coping with chronic illness. Her approach is practical and person-centered, not one-size-fits-all.
Clients leave sessions with clear next steps and skills to practice. Her Vermont licensure is listed as LICSW and she offers sessions in English. The work she does is collaborative and paced to each person's needs, with attention to both immediate coping and longer-term change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Margaret lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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
Approaches for online work and what they do
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name their emotions so they can respond to feelings more clearly; it is often useful for those who want to understand strong reactions and change how they relate to themselves and others.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on identifying values and taking small actions that align with those values while learning to tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings; it suits people managing anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current behavior; it can help people who struggle with connection, trust, or repeated relationship difficulties.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then together they will try methods that fit best. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people see facial cues and practice new ways of relating, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text can be a shorter check-in or support between meetings. These options help people fit care into busy schedules and different life situations.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, self-esteem, career issues, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The style is steady and person-centered, focusing on listening, setting clear goals, and practicing practical skills between sessions.
What is her experience working as a therapist?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life transition concerns.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is a LICSW with Vermont and New Hampshire licensure and practices from Vermont.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote care.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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