Therapist profile
Margaret Dunn, LPC
Missouri
LPC in Missouri - anxiety and codependency focus
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Missouri / 2008009343
- NPI
- 1417114349
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Missouri
About
- Emotional eating
- Habit change
- Trauma processing
About Margaret
Margaret Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with 15 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. Margaret also works with people facing eating and body-image concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and codependency.
She describes the ways the subconscious mind keeps people repeating the same patterns. In sessions she helps people notice automatic reactions and the thoughts that drive them. Conversations include identifying stuck emotions and practical steps to change habits that no longer serve daily life.
Margaret often addresses emotional eating and patterns of self-sabotage. She helps people who feel exhausted by willpower alone by turning attention to root causes and small, repeatable habit changes. This can involve tracking responses to stress and practicing new ways to respond when urges arise.
Her work blends talk therapy with tools to shift thinking and behavior. She uses methods that encourage acceptance of hard feelings while taking committed action toward values people care about. Sessions mix problem solving, behavior change, and emotional processing depending on what is useful at the time.
People who connect with her tend to be ready to trade stuck cycles for clearer choices. She describes growth as difficult but doable, and she expects steady effort rather than quick fixes. To begin, Margaret asks people to reflect on what they want to change and what has already been tried.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions support them
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences dictate action. It supports small, values-based steps that build different habits over time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to change mood and reactions. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and habit change such as emotional eating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to the person in front of the therapist so goals and pacing come from the client's priorities.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past attempts, and what feels doable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods as progress and obstacles appear.
Confirm current session formats before booking because specific options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins when life is hectic. Different approaches can be adapted to remote work - for example CBT exercises and ACT values work translate well to short practice assignments between sessions. Ask about format details when scheduling so sessions match practical needs and daily rhythms.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, chronic illness and codependency.
What is her general therapy style?
She blends talk therapy with practical tools to change habits, process emotions, and shift automatic reactions over time.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LPC licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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