Licensed clinical social worker recordNew Mexico
Margarita Araiza-Johnston, LCSW
New Mexico
Licensed clinical social worker - family and parenting
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in New Mexico
- LCSW, licence C-06992
- Licensed in Hawaii
- LCSW, licence LCSW-4991
- Licensed in Utah
- LCSW, licence 13322972-3501
- Licensed in Oregon
- LCSW, licence L14477
- Licensed in Washington
- LICSW, licence LW 61494715
- Licensed in Arkansas
- LCSW, licence 13152-C
- Licensed in California
- LCSW, licence 121394
- NPI
- 1821232984
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- New Mexico
These details come from information Margarita supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Bilingual English Spanish
About Margarita
Margarita Araiza-Johnston is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in HI and CA with ten years of clinical experience. She works with everyday pressures like parenting, family conflict, depression, anxiety, stress, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She does not accept international clients.
Her training began with a BA in sociology and anthropology and a minor in French, followed by a Master of Social Work from Tulane University. Early roles included hospice social work and crisis and suicide counseling in Louisiana. Those roles shaped her approach to urgent and intense problems.
She has experience in assessment, child abuse and neglect, family systems, and domestic violence. She also completed programs in mediation and family law mediation. That background informs how she helps people sort through family conflict and separation issues.
Margarita uses several therapeutic approaches. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing when appropriate.
Her practice includes helping people with grief, intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, career and coaching topics, and compassion fatigue. She also attends to aging and geriatric matters, fertility and parenting strains, codependency, and communication problems. Practical next steps and concrete coping strategies are common elements of her work.
BHow sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people change how they respond when they feel threatened or disconnected. Online sessions can be used to talk through those patterns, practice different responses, and work on emotional connection issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes. In remote sessions this often means setting short between-session tasks, tracking moods, and using structured exercises to test new ways of thinking. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people label and process strong feelings to improve how they relate to others. Through conversation and reflection in sessions, clients can better recognize emotions and develop different ways of communicating about them. Finding the best approach is part of the work. Margarita will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as problems shift or progress is made. Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the biography does not list session types. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example sessions can be scheduled around work hours, require less travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when a full hour is not needed. Discuss practical arrangements during the matching process to decide what will work best.CAreas of focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New Mexico, Hawaii, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Arkansas, California
Languages
English, Spanish
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with family and parenting concerns, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, and related topics listed in her specialties.
What style of therapy does she use?
She combines Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy depending on the issue.
How long has she been practicing?
Margarita has ten years of clinical experience, including roles in hospice and crisis counseling.
Is she a licensed clinician in the United States?
Yes. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with licensure in Hawaii and California and practices from New Mexico.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific rates depend on the selected subscription plan and location.
What do I need to do to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers