Margaret Gibson Ellison, LPC

Margaret Gibson Ellison is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 23 years of experience. She works with adults 18 and over who are facing anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, trauma, relationship strain, and life changes. She aims to create a caring, non-cookie-cutter space where each person’s goals guide the work.

She takes a collaborative, client-centered approach and uses motivational methods to help people move forward. Sessions focus on listening, building goals together, and practical steps that fit each person's life. Margaret emphasizes treating the whole person and tailoring care to individual needs.

Margaret has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings, in private practice, and on virtual platforms. She has maintained a private practice in Conyers, Georgia for the last 14 years. That range of experience informs how she adapts her approach to different concerns and stages of recovery.

Her practice includes support for people dealing with substance use and related challenges, as well as issues tied to identity and relationships. She aims to help people struggling with stress, grief, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, chronic health concerns, and burnout related to caregiving or work.

Margaret invites clients to shape the therapy process and values clear goals and measurable steps. She encourages questions and open communication about what is working and what needs to change. To begin, clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps clients decide what change looks like for them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches noticing thoughts and body signals with less judgment and can help with stress, anxiety, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Margaret will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and suggest ways to combine methods. This collaborative process ensures the plan fits how someone wants to change and what they can realistically do between sessions.

Practical benefits of online therapy depend on the session options offered. Please confirm current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow focused check-ins that reinforce progress between sessions. Therapists can assign brief homework, use guided mindfulness exercises, and review behavioral experiments together so the work transfers into daily life.