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- CBT
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About Marguerite
LMFT Marguerite Elkins is a Tennessee LMFT with 15 years of experience. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, bipolar mood concerns, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and life changes. Sessions include approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness techniques, and solution-focused work.
Elkins uses practical, skills-based tools alongside mind-body methods. She draws on CBT to identify unhelpful thinking and DBT skills for emotional regulation. EMDR is part of her approach for processing traumatic memories, and mindfulness practices are used to build present-moment awareness.
Clients can expect focused sessions that address current problems and past wounds. She also attends to attachment issues, abandonment wounds, body image concerns, and family of origin patterns when relevant. First responder and veteran-related issues are listed among her areas of focus.
Her background includes work with people affected by chronic pain, illness, disability, domestic violence, and sexual assault. She also notes experience with panic attacks, mood disorders, and the impacts of disaster. Practical coping strategies and step-by-step plans are emphasized in therapy.
Elkins integrates solution-focused techniques to set achievable goals and track progress. She mentions Bible-based counseling as part of her practice in the original biography. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling begins by completing a short matching questionnaire.
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How specific approaches are used in remote work
CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In remote sessions CBT can be used to set concrete homework, track progress, and practice skills between meetings, which helps with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation.EMDR involves structured processing of distressing memories using guided bilateral stimulation. When used in online work, EMDR sessions follow stepwise pacing and include stabilization skills so traumatic memories can be processed thoughtfully and safely. Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and current needs and then suggest which methods to try. Adjustments are made over time depending on how the work is progressing. Confirm the current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific remote formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let someone use video or phone sessions depending on what they prefer and what the therapist currently offers.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar disorder, depression, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How does she work with clients?
Her style combines skills training and trauma processing. She uses CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to address immediate problems and past experiences.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience providing mental health care.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Tennessee and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What are the session formats and cost structure?
The biography notes a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and that cost varies with location; confirm current session formats before booking.
How do I get started scheduling a session?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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