Margaret Elkins, LPCC - Therapist in Kentucky

Focus on real goals
Skills-based methods
Work and life balance

About Margaret

Margaret Elkins is a Kentucky-based licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that fit into busy lives. Her style aims to make sessions useful from the first visit.

Elkins draws on seven years as an LPCC and a longer history in mental health work. She uses approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and skills-based methods to address mood and behavior patterns. She also uses eye movement desensitization approaches and motivational interviewing when those methods seem helpful.

In sessions she helps people name the patterns that cause pain and try small experiments to change them. That can look like practicing new ways to handle strong emotions, breaking tasks into manageable steps, or talking through loss and trauma in paced sessions. She works with concerns ranging from relationship strain and communication problems to career pressure and midlife questions.

Her training includes a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Kentucky University. The LPCC credential indicates licensure to practice in Kentucky. Elkins has experience supporting people with body image concerns, caregiver stress, anger, and impulse control problems as part of broader treatment plans.

People who want a direct, practical approach often choose her practice to work on goals such as reducing anxiety, improving mood, and finding clearer life direction.

How therapeutic methods translate to online care

Many of the approaches Margaret uses adapt well to remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which often translates into clear between-session tasks and short skill practice during calls. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation and coping skills, so online sessions commonly include teaching and practicing grounding and distress-tolerance techniques. Finding the right method is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they decide whether cognitive work, skills training, EMDR-informed processing, or motivational interviewing fits best and adjust the plan as needed. If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let someone continue progress between in-person appointments and bring therapeutic tools into their daily routine. Licensed professionals help tailor session length and frequency to match work and life demands.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Communication problems Control issues Divorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Life purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational Interviewing

Experience

7+ years

Credentials

Kentucky

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family issues, eating concerns, anger, and career stress. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiver stress, and mood disorders.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is practical and skills-focused. Sessions commonly involve learning tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches and trying small behavioral experiments between visits.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She has worked in the mental health field for 15 years and has seven years as a licensed counselor. That experience includes helping people with severe mental illness, trauma, addiction, and grief.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an LPCC, which is a licensed professional clinical counselor, and practices in Kentucky. Her graduate degree is a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Kentucky University.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the intake and scheduling process.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.