- Anger management
- Trauma informed
- Skills focused
About Maggie
Maggie Lemley is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, practicing with 15 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and related concerns. She also supports people facing ADHD, parenting strain, career shifts, and compassion fatigue. Maggie practices in Kentucky and offers services in English.
Maggie describes straightforward work focused on awareness and practical change. She helps people notice patterns, name emotions, and try different responses to reduce recurring upset. Sessions aim to move beyond temporary relief from venting toward longer-lasting shifts in how people manage anger and frustration.
Her background includes many roles in community mental health. That work involved psychiatric case management, intensive outpatient support, assessment, and therapy for people with severe and persistent mental illness. She also provided services in correctional settings during her graduate training.
In recent years Maggie has worked with military service members and their families and attended trainings in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She has also taken workshops on couples communication and alternative lifestyles. These experiences shape how she approaches emotional regulation, relationships, and trauma-related concerns.
Clients can expect direct guidance, help building skills, and attention to practical steps that fit daily life. She asks people to try changes between sessions and brings measurable goals into therapy. To begin, people follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.
Practical approaches for managing anger and emotion online
Two evidence-based approaches she has trained with are Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Trauma-Focused CBT helps people process traumatic experiences and learn skills to reduce distress tied to those memories. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills useful for handling intense anger and relationship conflict.Finding the right approach happens together. Maggie will review what you bring, your goals, and what you prefer, and then suggest techniques to try. She treats selecting methods as a collaborative process, adjusting strategies based on how they work for you in daily life.
The biography does not specify which session formats she uses, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also let someone join from a quieter place or use audio-only when video is difficult. Licensed professionals aim to match practical session plans to the demands of work, family, and everyday routines so skill practice becomes part of real life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Tennessee, Kentucky
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her approach focuses on building awareness, naming emotions, and practicing new responses to reduce recurring upset.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in mental health settings including community mental health and correctional work during graduate training.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is LPC and LPCC licensed in Tennessee and Kentucky and practices from Kentucky.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs structured?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.