Therapist profile
Margaret Yurkunas, LPC
Michigan
Licensed Professional Counselor - Codependency and Trauma
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Michigan / 6401003871
- NPI
- 1811665631
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Michigan
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Boundary work
About Margaret
Margaret Yurkunas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with five years of experience. She works with adults on concerns such as trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, and codependency. Sessions address practical struggles like people-pleasing, setting boundaries, feeling emotionally drained, and coping with life changes.
Her style is straightforward and client-centered. She listens for what matters most and follows the person's pace rather than pushing a set agenda. Conversations commonly focus on recognizing patterns, improving self-direction, and clarifying personal values.
Margaret uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a collaborative conversation that helps people name their goals and try new ways of handling difficult situations. She also integrates hypnotherapy when appropriate to help with stress reduction and shifting unhelpful habits.
In sessions she guides practical steps to increase self-awareness and build clearer decision-making. Work can include practicing boundary statements, sorting through reactions to abandonment or attachment wounds, and addressing feelings of guilt, shame, or emptiness. She also supports people coping with caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and issues around intimacy and infidelity.
People who choose her often want concrete tools plus reflective talk. Margaret encourages small, doable changes that fit everyday life and helps track progress over time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and following the client's priorities. Online sessions using this approach typically involve conversational work to identify patterns, clarify goals, and try new responses to people-pleasing, boundary challenges, or intimacy concerns.Hypnotherapy is used as a tool to support stress reduction and habit changes. In practice this means brief guided exercises to calm the body and shift unhelpful reactions, which some people find useful for anxiety, grief, or repeated behaviors tied to codependent patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Margaret collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She will check in and adjust techniques as progress is tracked over time.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session choices before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time so therapy fits around caregiving or work. Many people find this helps them practice new boundaries in daily life without major schedule changes.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with adults on trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, eating and parenting challenges, codependency, and related areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She practices Client-Centered Therapy and uses hypnotherapy when appropriate. The focus is on listening, collaboration, and practical steps to improve self-direction and clarity.
What is her background and experience?
She holds the LPC credential and has five years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of relational and emotional concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is based in Michigan and holds the LPC credential in that state.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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