Meet Margot

ABOUT

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a Master's in Social Work from Loyola University and a Master's in Child Development from the Erikson Institute. I also completed a post-graduate fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine's Child Development Center in New Haven, where I helped to prevent psychiatric hospitalizations in children and young adults. 

My expertise in early child development shapes the way I work with children, teens and adults: I help clients deepen their understanding of themselves and their families, empowering them to foster healthy environments at home. Guided by a trauma-informed approach, my practice is creative and collaborative and the focus is on sharing reflections and observations openly.

Rooted in deep admiration and respect for children, I look for ways to use the transformative power of play and playfulness to navigate even the most challenging life circumstances. I often find that the best way to help young people is to help grownups, and I value my work with couples and parents tremendously. Mostly, I hope to connect with you and to help you strengthen connections in your own life.

SPECIALTIES

Parent Child Psychotherapy, Early Childhood Trauma, Parenting, Play Therapy, Infant and Perinatal Mental Health, Grief and Loss, School Refusal, Anxiety, Mental Health in the Classroom, Parent Management Training (PMT), Minding the Baby (Mentalization-based parenting), 0-5 Developmental Milestones and Early Detection, Motivational Interviewing, Pullout Services.

MORE ABOUT MARGOT

I’m also a mother of two young kids. When it's cold, I love to hibernate indoors with my family and play. In the summer, you'll find me walking around the neighborhood looking for a good treat. My true favorite way to enjoy life is to talk, and listen, for hours over coffee (one of the reasons I’m in this field).