Margaret (Meg) Harari , LCSW

Margaret (Meg) Harari is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 40 years of professional experience. Over the course of her career she has practiced in Boston, Los Angeles, and San Diego, contributing to hospital services, outpatient programs, and behavioral health settings. Her work has included facilitating a wide range of support groups and helping people facing addictions, relationship struggles, loss and grief, and depression.

Harari creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed honestly, and she partners with clients to explore paths toward greater fulfillment and well-being. She recognizes the courage it takes to pursue change and approaches each person with support and empowerment. In her practice she addresses a broad set of concerns including coping with life changes, attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, substance use, and challenges in communication and intimacy.

Clients can expect a calm, experienced clinician who draws on decades of work in clinical and community settings to help navigate difficult transitions, process loss, and build practical coping strategies for healthier relationships and daily life.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Margaret (Meg) Harari uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach she employs emphasizes skills-building for coping and relapse prevention to address addictions and impulsive behaviors - this involves learning practical strategies to manage triggers and build healthier patterns. Another strand of her work centers on supportive, grief-focused therapy to help people process loss and the complex emotions that follow - this approach offers space to explore feelings and develop routines that facilitate adjustment.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Harari works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and the issues that matter most, and she tailors techniques to fit those needs. The aim is to find methods that feel useful and sustainable in everyday life.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexible access to care. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life changes, and connect with a licensed professional from different locations, while preserving the therapeutic focus on recovery, grief work, and relationship repair.