Margot Howard – Marriage and Family Therapist, MA

Margot is passionate about helping clients navigate life’s challenges and reconnect with core emotions such as happiness, joy, and self-love. She works with individuals, couples, and families to foster healthier communication, deeper emotional connection, and greater self-awareness.

Margot supports individuals in developing self-compassion, setting healthy boundaries, managing difficult emotions, and building effective coping strategies. Her clinical focus includes anxiety, depression, identity exploration, self-esteem, life transitions, love and sex addiction, and cultural and relational dynamics. Her deep commitment to reducing the stigma around mental health care is what inspired her path into this field.

She is especially dedicated to working with those who feel stuck in cycles of unhealthy relationships—helping them rebuild trust, restore intimacy, and create more meaningful, fulfilling connections. Margot recognizes the unique challenges faced by individuals from diverse backgrounds and tailors her therapeutic approach to honor each client’s specific experiences. She believes in the transformative power of therapy to foster healing, self-discovery, and lasting change

CREDENTIALS:

  • Masters Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Level 1
  • Certified Facilitator – Prepare/Enrich,

Therapy Specialities

Family Therapy

Many concerns can be addressed through family therapy, including grief & loss, life adjustments, behavioral or school issues, conflict resolution, communication, and mental and physical illness.

Couples Therapy

In couples therapy, the relationship is the client. The therapist consults with the couple to define the problems they want to address and identify desired treatment outcomes. 

Teen counseling

Teens who may be experiencing maladaptive, unsafe and unhealthy coping, patterns of unstable relationships, impulsive and possibly risky behaviors, and emotional upheaval will benefit from this group.

What do all those initials mean?
  • AMFT – Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
  • CMAT – Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist
  • CPCS – Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor
  • CPTT – Certified Partner Trauma Therapist
  • CSAT – Certified Sex Addiction Therapist
  • Ed.S – Education Specialist
  • LAPC – Licensed Associate Professional Counselor
  • LMFT – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
  • LPC – Licensed Professional Counselor
  • MA – Master of Arts
  • MFT – Marriage and Family Therapist
  • MS – Master of Science
  • MSW – Master of Social Work
  • NCC – National Certified Counselor
  • NET – Neuro Emotional Technique