About Margaret
Margaret Hirst is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship worries. She works in a straightforward, supportive way and aims to make the first step easier for someone who is nervous about reaching out for help. Margaret uses a client-centred approach that starts with listening.
Sessions give space to tell your story, and she helps you identify strengths you already have. She avoids jargon and keeps practical next steps simple and achievable.
Background and approach
With four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom, Margaret has supported people through trauma and abuse, problems with self-esteem, and periods of major life change. She also works with issues such as parenting strain, anger, grief around end of life, and concerns linked to gender dysphoria and prejudice.
People turn to her for help with persistent worries, obsessive thoughts, phobias and jealousy, and for guidance after infidelity or when navigating non-monogamous relationships. She aims to partner with clients to build confidence and clearer thinking when feelings feel overwhelming. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Margaret recognises that starting therapy takes courage, and she tries to make appointments easy to arrange and follow through.
How client-centred work translates to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The therapist follows the client's pace and helps them clarify what matters most, which can be useful for anxiety, relationship concerns and phobias.Working this way online means the emphasis stays on the person rather than a technique. Margaret will work together with clients to choose ways of working that suit their needs and goals, discussing what feels most helpful as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give options that fit different lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when you want it. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging offer shorter check-ins and a way to write things down between sessions.
Registered or accredited professionals and therapists use these formats to increase flexibility and make it easier to keep appointments around work, family and travel commitments. Margaret aims to adapt her approach so online therapy feels practical and manageable for each person.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Gender dysphoria
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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