Find your ground again
Life didn’t go as planned. Now what?
Hey, I’m Margie.
How did I end up as a therapist?
I didn’t wake up one day and decide to specialize in emotional abuse, family court cases, and high-conflict divorce. It wasn’t part of some grand career plan. But over the years, I kept seeing the same thing – moms sitting across from me, completely drained, terrified they were losing their kids. People who used to be confident, steady, and clear-headed now doubting themselves at every turn.
I saw good parents – loving parents – painted as unstable while the real problem walked into court looking calm, collected, and completely in control. And I saw a system that kept failing them, over and over again. It made me angry. And eager to help. I started learning everything I could about coercive control, post-separation abuse, legal system manipulation, and the ways survivors are gaslit – not just by their abusers, but by professionals who don’t understand what they’re looking at.
Now, I not only help clients recover from narcissistic abuse and parenting conflicts, but I also train other professionals (therapists, social workers, attorneys) so fewer people get dismissed, blamed, or retraumatized by the very systems that are supposed to protect them.
How clients find a therapist like me.
People tend to find me when they’re exhausted, confused, and completely drained from trying to explain their situation to people who just don’t get it. They’re often at a breaking point, thinking:
“I don’t even recognize myself anymore.”
“Why can’t anyone else see what’s happening here?”
“Am I actually the problem? Maybe I really am crazy.”
“How did I get here? How did my life turn into this?”
The short answer? It’s not you.
The long answer? You’ve been dealing with an abuser who’s spent years slowly eroding your confidence, your sense of self, and your ability to trust your own instincts. Or maybe you’re caught in a system that rewards the person who plays the game best – not the person who actually tells the truth.
I don’t just support abuse victims. I also help people who..
- Are in the middle of a high-conflict divorce or custody battle and feel like they’re losing their grip.
- Are dealing with parental alienation and watching their child be turned against them.
- Are grieving, whether it’s the loss of a loved one, a marriage, or the life they thought they’d have.
- Feel stuck or stressed, trying to figure out what’s next after a major life transition.
- Are facing addiction struggles with themselves or a loved one
- Are caring for aging parents and need help settling into this new normal.
Why I’m not a “let’s focus on the positive” kind of therapist.
If you’ve been through real trauma, you already know – toxic positivity is useless. When someone tells you to “just let it go” or “focus on the good,” it’s unhelpful and frustrating. It makes you feel unseen. And honestly? It just annoys the heck out of you.
That’s not how I do therapy.
I don’t believe in minimizing pain or pretending things are fine when they aren’t. I believe in naming what’s happening, calling out the manipulation, the lies, the injustice – because that’s the first step towards managing it.
Instead of telling you to move on, we figure out:
- How to trust yourself again after years of gaslighting.
- How to set boundaries that actually hold up (instead of ones that get steamrolled by an abuser).
- How to deal with the panic, the anxiety, the mental exhaustion.
- How to stop feeling so broken when you’re actually just reacting normally to an abnormal situation.
What I bring to the table as a licensed clinical social worker & therapist.
- Clinical Social Work Background: I have the professional training and 15+ years of experience to back up what I do.
- Trauma-Informed Approach: I understand how abuse rewires the brain, and how to help undo the damage.
- Family Court & Custody Battle Knowledge: I’ve worked with too many parents who’ve been dragged through the system, and I know what actually helps.
- Real Conversations & No Judgment: I don’t expect you to have it all together. That’s literally why you’re here.
Recommended books on narcissistic abuse.
Nightmare in Hostage Hills
By Christina Mask
The Case of Nightmare in Hostage Hills – A Practitioner's Manual
By Margaret Fitzgerald
For therapists, social workers, and professionals, this guide breaks down the early signs of narcissistic abuse, coercive control, and family court corruption – so we can intervene before it’s too late.
Reclaim your peace. Try therapy with Margie.
Schedule your first session, and let’s start loosening the hold anxiety, heartbreak, or a toxic situation has on you.