About Margaretta
Margaretta Reyolds is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression, and addiction.
Background and approach
She also helps with grief, sleep struggles, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and life transitions. Her style is warm and down-to-earth.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps people name the problem and try small steps that can make life feel easier.
Margaretta blends several approaches depending on the issue. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current ones.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts. Narrative and Jungian perspectives help people tell their story and explore deeper meaning when that fits.
Over 15 years of clinical work have shaped a focus on creating usable tools. Expect clear goals, homework when it helps, and a focus on skills you can practice between sessions.
Sessions may include talk, exercises, and gentle reflection. She offers sessions in English and works with international clients by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that fits.
Online therapy grounded in attachment and CBT
Margaretta often draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns shape how people relate now. This approach helps when trust, closeness, jealousy, or repeating relationship problems are the main concerns. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try concrete behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and patterns that keep problems active.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit those aims. The process is collaborative - adjustments are made as goals shift or new needs appear.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow for a face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or when written reflection helps. These options make scheduling more flexible and can fit work breaks, travel, or different time zones.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English