ABOUT MARGARET

Margaret Rose Fonseca is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Professional Coach with 30 years of experience.

She currently practices in New Jersey, and offer sessions of live video, phone chat, and journal messages. She currently lives in Georgia.

In prior professional roles, Ms. Fonseca has held the position of Director of Social Services in health care facilities providing assisted-living and long-term care residential services. Her counseling and coaching practice specializes working with Victim of Domestic Violence, Individuals and Couples, Teens, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Trauma, find achievable goals to overcome challenges to create a life of balance.

As the former president of the New Jersey Multicultural Counseling Association, Ms.Fonseca designed and executed a successful conference for the organization in 1999. This accomplishment is indicative of her leadership and organizational abilities as well as expertise in the field of counseling and personal development.

She was also a recent presenter at the Annual American Mental Health Counselor Association (AMCHA) conference in Washington, D.C: “Alzheimer’s: The Mystery that Remains.” Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture (ISPRC), Boston, MA: Domestic Violence and the Battered Woman.

  • Education Specialist, Ed.S., Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

  • Masters M.A. Degrees in Counseling, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

  • Bachelor of Science, B.Sc. Psychology, Thomas Edison University, Trenton, NJ

  • Applied Associate Science, AAS. Nursing, Raritan Valley Community College, Raritan, NJ

  • Certified Professional Coach, Grow Institute for Advanced Degrees in Counseling, California.

Ms. Fonseca is a published author with articles appearing in renowned professional journals, American Mental Health Counseling Association, The Advocate: Domestic Violence and the Battered Woman, Adult Span: Family Council Now.

Ms. Fonseca is an Eclectic Counselor, who uses other theoretical techniques, to guide clients who are committed to change, to find achievable goals, to overcome challenges, and create a life of balance.

Do you ever feel lost, like at an intersection with no one around to guide you in the right direction? I believe, that each of us has been at an intersection at some point. And, somehow on your journey, you find a support system, “Me” to help you overcome challenges hindering personal and professional growth.

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