Margarita Araiza-Johnston, LCSW

Margarita Araiza-Johnston, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a decade of experience supporting individuals and families through challenging seasons of life. She earned a BA in Sociology/Anthropology with a minor in French from the University of Redlands, then returned to graduate school to complete a Master of Social Work degree at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her education and training reflect a strong foundation in understanding people within the context of their relationships, communities, and lived experiences.

Over the years, Margarita has worked with children and families in Illinois and California, and later provided services in Louisiana as a hospice social worker as well as a suicide and crisis counselor. This background informs a steady, compassionate approach for those facing stress, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and major transitions. She also brings focused experience in assessment, child abuse and neglect, family systems, domestic violence, crisis counseling, suicide prevention, and bilingual therapy in English and Spanish.

Margarita has completed specialized programs in the theory and practice of mediation, including family law mediation, which supports her work with communication difficulties, conflict, and complex family dynamics. She offers thoughtful, inclusive care and welcomes a broad range of concerns, including LGBTQ+ issues, with an emphasis on insight, safety, and practical support.