Margaret Auguste, LMFT
New Jersey · 20 years in practice
Margaret Auguste is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in New Jersey.
License and registration
- LMFT, New Jersey
- 37FI00183800 · expires June 2026
- LMFT, California
- 153246 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1083107213 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- 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 Auguste is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in New Jersey. She brings 20 years of clinical experience to sessions and helps people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and trauma. She also supports those dealing with ADHD, addiction, career stress, and identity concerns.
Her style is warm and interactive. She listens with respect and avoids stigmatizing labels. Conversations are tailored to each person's situation, with clear goals agreed together.
Background and approach
She blends Jungian ideas with practical methods such as cognitive behavioral work and acceptance strategies. That means exploring personal meaning and patterns while also practicing skills to manage difficult feelings. Attachment-based and client-centered elements shape how she builds trust and safety in sessions.
Margaret focuses on understanding connection patterns and on making space for the client's own priorities. Sessions often include problem-solving, in-session practice, and reflection about past patterns. She helps people develop coping tools for stress, manage mood shifts, and improve communication around relationships.
Margaret frames therapy as a collaborative process. She encourages realistic steps toward change and supports clients as they test new behaviors and ways of relating to themselves and others.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Margaret lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Margaret names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Jungian Therapy looks at personal stories, dreams, and recurring life patterns to help people find meaning and new directions. Online sessions can include reflective conversation and exercises that uncover those patterns and personal symbols.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that align with what matters most. It helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by teaching practical exercises that can be practiced between sessions.
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early relationship patterns affect current connections. In remote sessions the therapist and client work on understanding interaction styles and building new ways of relating that reduce conflict and increase closeness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Margaret will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she will adjust as needs change. The plan evolves from regular feedback and shared decision making.
Online therapy makes scheduling easier and offers several ways to connect: video calls for fuller interaction, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support. These options help people fit sessions into busy lives, continue care during transitions, and practice skills between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, addiction, ADHD, and related concerns such as body image and codependency.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is warm and interactive, combining exploration of personal meaning with practical skills. Sessions are tailored to the person's needs and priorities.
What is her clinical background?
Margaret has 20 years of experience working with individuals on mood, relationship, and trauma-related concerns, among others.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in California and New Jersey, and she practices from New Jersey.
Can I work with her in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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