Marguerite Elkins

Marguerite Elkins is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Tennessee. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, bipolar mood concerns, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, ADHD, and life transitions. Her style is direct and compassionate, aiming to help people regain control and feel steadier day to day.

She uses practical skills drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address thinking patterns and teach coping tools. Mindfulness exercises are introduced to reduce reactivity and ground attention in the present. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is also part of her approach for people processing trauma.

Marguerite brings 15 years of clinical experience to sessions and frames work around clear goals. She often combines short-term solutions with deeper processing when needed. Sessions include teaching specific strategies, practicing new responses, and tracking progress over time.

The LMFT credential means she is licensed in Tennessee as a marriage and family therapist. She talks in straightforward language and aims to make therapy feel understandable and useable. People who prefer a values-informed approach will find her style respectful of personal beliefs.

If someone wants to begin, they are asked to follow the site's start steps to connect and schedule. Before booking, confirm current session options and logistics to ensure they fit personal needs and timing.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Marguerite commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when working with mood and trauma concerns. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. EMDR helps people process distressing memories by combining focused attention with bilateral stimulation to reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness exercises to build emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and present-moment awareness. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods as work progresses.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Many people find online work useful because it can fit into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist about pacing, skill practice between sessions, and how sessions can be scheduled to match daily routines.