Margaret Booth, NCPS

Margaret Booth brings 14 years of therapeutic experience to people seeking clearer ways to cope. She is registered with NCPS and works from the United Kingdom. Margaret aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what is worrying them and begin to make small changes.

She focuses on stress and anxiety, low mood and depression, grief and loss, and self-esteem. She also helps people manage relationship difficulties, parenting strain, addiction concerns, sleeping and eating problems, and career stress. Her work includes support for trauma, anger, bipolar concerns and compassion fatigue.

Margaret adapts her approach to each person. She uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioural ideas, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centred listening and dialectical behaviour strategies. Conversations and practical steps are matched to what the person wants to achieve.

Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Margaret aims to help people spot patterns that keep them stuck and to try usable tools that make daily life easier. She keeps plans simple and reviews progress together.

People who prefer a warm, practical counsellor often find her style helpful. Her tone is calm and encouraging, and she supports each person to take the next step at their own pace.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Margaret commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to small actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical skills to manage symptoms like panic, worry or depression.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Margaret will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. The process is collaborative so plans can be adapted if something does not feel helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy fit around work, family and travel. Video calls enable face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, short live chats suit quick check-ins, and text messaging allows ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to maintain consistency and to keep practising skills between sessions.