Margaret Reul, LCSW

Licensed in California · 11 years in practice

Margaret Reul offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 75171 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1609490747 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 11
Languages: English

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About Margaret

Margaret Reul offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or life changes. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eleven years of experience and works with clients who want practical ways to feel better and move forward. Her style is down-to-earth and solution-focused.

Sessions tend to center on setting clear goals and finding small steps that bring relief. Margaret draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness practices to help clients notice patterns and try different responses.

Background and approach

Margaret trained at the University of California, Santa Barbara and earned a Master of Social Work at California State University, Los Angeles. She has worked in clinical settings dealing with mental health and medical concerns, and has experience supporting people living with serious mental illness and those needing short-term help to manage stress.

Common concerns she addresses include depression, anxiety, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family issues, career stress, grief, bipolar disorder, and coping with major life events. She also attends to related topics such as abandonment, caregiver stress, blended family tension, and fertility or cancer-related stress. Sessions are offered in English and arranged around clients' schedules, including evenings and weekends.

Margaret emphasizes collaboration: clients set goals, and she helps build a realistic path toward them.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Margaret lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Paranoia
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy and childbirth
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Margaret names

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Online support

Approach-focused care delivered online

Margaret commonly combines solution-focused work with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques. Solution-focused work zeroes in on concrete goals and quick steps that can bring relief, which helps when someone wants practical changes fast. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors to find patterns that keep problems going and teaches different ways of responding. Mindfulness therapy adds attention to the present moment so clients can reduce reactivity and notice choices in stressful situations.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide which tools to try first based on their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That way sessions stay relevant and can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which lets people fit care into busy schedules. Video is useful for conversations that benefit from face-to-face connection, while phone sessions can be easier when a quieter setting or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, session summaries, or practicing short skills between meetings. These options aim to make it easier to keep therapy consistent and flexible.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Margaret commonly address?

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, compassion fatigue, addictions, and bipolar symptoms, along with relationship and family-related struggles.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is practical and goal-oriented, blending solution-focused work with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to change unhelpful patterns.

What is her clinical background?

She has eleven years of clinical experience and has worked with a range of mental health and medical concerns, including serious mental illness and stress among first responders during the COVID-19 crisis.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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