Margaret Phipps-Bennett

Margaret specializes in working with children and adolescents using trauma-informed techniques. She prioritizes authenticity and playfulness in her approach with all ages. She has extensive training and experience in working with complex trauma, autism, and ADHD, particularly focusing on emotional dysregulation and low self-esteem. She is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ and has expertise in incorporating EMDR with children and adolescents, tailoring it to their specific needs. She loves working with active kids and incorporates movement into sessions to move past verbal processing and utilize developmentally-appropriate interventions. Margaret is also passionate about working with family systems and caregivers to help them better connect and develop practical strategies to regulate and manage challenges. 

Before joining Tabonuco, Margaret worked at Hickory Grove Counseling Center as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate. Margaret also works at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a research assistant with the School of Social Work. Some of her research interests include diversity and suicide with minority youth.

She has also interned with A Child’s Place with families experiencing homelessness and UNC Charlotte Urban Institute with agencies in the Charlotte area, and is currently working towards full licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Registered Play Therapist, and a Certified EMDR Therapist. She is married and has a dog she rescued.

Credentials

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

• Registered Play Therapist™ (RPT)

• EMDRIA Certified Therapist™

Education

• Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• Bachelor of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

To contact Margaret reach out to her.