About

Hi, my name is Margot Rittenhouse and I am an empathetic, empowering, and encouraging therapist, writer, and yoga instructor! I firmly believe that all individuals hold within them an incredible power to overcome even the toughest of challenges and live purposeful and joy-filled lives. I am passionately fueled by the desire to help others find the power within themselves to feel, process, and solve whatever life may throw their way.

I have a Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University and am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC). My primary theoretical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), however, I am well-educated in all theoretical orientations and make adjustments based on client need. I am certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Traumatic Stress (SPARCS). My approach is empathetic and goal-oriented and my specialties include eating disorders, body image, self-esteem, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, trauma, teenage trauma and counseling, emotion dysregulation, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and substance use disorders.

I am also extensively trained in mindfulness skills and include these in my work with clients, as I find it has been hugely transformative for clients to practice accepting and existing nonjudgmentally within the present moment while simultaneously working toward change.

Your courage brought you to Find A Therapist and my page and I am immensely proud of you for taking that step. I do not have a magic wand or pre-written solution for the challenges you face but I am confident we can work together to help you cultivate change and transform your life.