Margie Segress, LMHC

Margie Segress is a Washington-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, and relationship strains. Margie also supports clients facing trauma and abuse, struggles with self-esteem, and life questions that often come up during midlife transitions.

She creates a straightforward, judgment-free space where people can talk about what matters to them. Conversations are practical and focused on immediate concerns like sleep, motivation, and daily coping. Margie encourages small steps that add up to clearer thinking and steadier routines.

Before private practice she worked as a counselor and taught as adjunct faculty at the school where she earned her degree. That mix of clinical work and teaching informs her clear explanations and hands-on approach. She draws on techniques that are evidence-based and aimed at real-life problems.

Sessions often center on improving communication, identifying unhelpful patterns, and building self-compassion. Margie pays attention to attachment and control issues, guilt and shame, and goals around life purpose and self-love. Her work intends to help people feel more capable of making choices that match their values.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and Margie frames starting therapy as a practical move. She supports people who want steady, sensible guidance through transitions and emotional setbacks.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Margie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer thinking. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them against daily experience to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another focuses on building better communication skills and recognizing attachment patterns that affect relationships and decision making.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.

The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also allow people to keep steady support during life transitions, helping them apply new skills between sessions and track changes over time.