Margaret Bianchi

I have been a licensed mental health therapist for over 11 years, and have experienced nearly any challenge one faces when starting therapy. I have a strong passion for my work and I want each person that works with me to feel unconditional care, respect, acceptance, and warmth, while also challenged in a positive way! If you are motivated and have a desire to make improvements, I can help you with any issues bring you into therapy. Taking the first step can feel incredibly difficult, overwhelming, and scary, but is also the beginning of change and growth.

My approach in therapy is predominately Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I utilize this as well as a combination of other approaches and techniques (some examples are Solution Focused Therapy, and Family Focused Therapy) to tailor my modality to what is best fit for each client.

My belief is that we all have conscious and unconscious thinking patterns and automatic beliefs ingrained in us. Those beliefs shape how we see ourselves and the world. While there are things in life that we are unable to control, helping identify our automatic thoughts and beliefs both about ourself and the world in general will help us become aware of some underlying issues with our mental health. Often times these beliefs manifest themselves in anxiety, depression, anger, phobias, dysfunction in relationship, and even physical illness. Once these beliefs patterns are identified, change is possible. My goal is to create a safe space to foster that change and growth.

For couples work, I emphasize Gottman Techniques to address communication dysfunction, trust issues, infidelity, lack of emotional or sexual intimacy, working through past resentment, and ongoing frustrations with everyday life (breakdown of household chores, parenting, financial issues).

The most important thing I hope you take away expect in your first session is to feel safe, comfortable, a sense of relief, and hopeful. I want you to know that you are no longer alone with your problems, your trauma, your stressors, and that you have someone to help lift the burden off your shoulders.

With a warm and laid-back approach, I will ask a series questions to get to know what brings you into therapy, what your goals are, and what approach will best fit your needs and personality. We will talk about long term and short term goals and focus on how to empower you to be a happier, better version of yourself. I also encourage you to ask me any questions along the way to make you feel more at ease.