Margaret Sokal, LPC

Margaret Sokal, LPC

Psychotherapist
9755 SW Barnes Rd, Ste 650, Portland, OR
Margaret Sokal helps adults and older adults across Oregon navigate life’s challenges with greater resilience, clarity, and emotional well-being. As a Licensed Professional Counselor at LifeStance Health, she provides individual therapy for clients facing concerns such as depression, trauma, grief, and substance use-related struggles. Margaret creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients can process difficult experiences, build coping skills, and work toward meaningful, lasting change. Margaret is particularly passionate about helping individuals heal from PTSD and trauma, manage depression, and address the mental health aspects of alcohol and drug use issues. She understands that emotional pain, unresolved trauma, and addiction-related challenges are often deeply connected. Through therapy, she helps clients gain insight into these patterns, strengthen their emotional resilience, and develop healthier ways of responding to life’s stressors. Drawing from evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness practices, Margaret tailors treatment to each person’s unique experiences and goals. Her approach balances compassion with practical strategies, empowering clients to better understand their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while building skills that support long-term recovery and personal growth. In addition to her primary areas of focus, she provides support for a variety of mental health concerns and life transitions. Since beginning her counseling career in 2010, Margaret has worked with adults from diverse backgrounds and has experience supporting First Responders and Military/Veterans. She values the courage it takes to seek help and believes therapy can be a powerful opportunity for healing, self-discovery, and positive transformation. Outside of her clinical work, Margaret enjoys hiking, yoga, art, music, travel, reading, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
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About Margaret Sokal

Focus areas

Alcoholism
Bipolar Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Counseling
Anxiety
Depression
Sexual Abuse Counseling
Bereavement / Grief Counseling
Negative Body Image

Clientele seen

Young adults (18-24)
Individuals
Adults (25-64)
Seniors (65+)

Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)

Identity

Gender

Female

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Margaret Sokal

Margaret Sokal helps adults and older adults across Oregon navigate life’s challenges with greater resilience, clarity, and emotional well-being. As a Licensed Professional Counselor at LifeStance Health, she provides individual therapy for clients facing concerns such as depression, trauma, grief, and substance use-related struggles. Margaret creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients can process difficult experiences, build coping skills, and work toward meaningful, lasting change. Margaret is particularly passionate about helping individuals heal from PTSD and trauma, manage depression, and address the mental health aspects of alcohol and drug use issues. She understands that emotional pain, unresolved trauma, and addiction-related challenges are often deeply connected. Through therapy, she helps clients gain insight into these patterns, strengthen their emotional resilience, and develop healthier ways of responding to life’s stressors. Drawing from evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness practices, Margaret tailors treatment to each person’s unique experiences and goals. Her approach balances compassion with practical strategies, empowering clients to better understand their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while building skills that support long-term recovery and personal growth. In addition to her primary areas of focus, she provides support for a variety of mental health concerns and life transitions. Since beginning her counseling career in 2010, Margaret has worked with adults from diverse backgrounds and has experience supporting First Responders and Military/Veterans. She values the courage it takes to seek help and believes therapy can be a powerful opportunity for healing, self-discovery, and positive transformation. Outside of her clinical work, Margaret enjoys hiking, yoga, art, music, travel, reading, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.

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Popular visit reasons

Anxiety Disorder
Depression
Mood Swings
New Patient Visit
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit
Therapy
Young Adult Issues
Anxiety Disorder
Depression
Mood Swings
New Patient Visit

Office location

Margaret Sokal, LPC also offers online video visits for patients
Lifestance Health - Oregon
9755 SW Barnes Rd, Ste 650, Portland, OR 97225

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Practice names

NPI number

1699073601

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Margaret Sokal frequently sees patients for Depression, New Patient Visit, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Margaret Sokal on their profile.

What languages does Margaret Sokal speak?

Margaret Sokal speaks English.

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