Margaret Brako, LCSW

Margaret is passionate about helping people (re)discover their self-love and hope. She recognizes the many ways that experiences, environments, and larger societal systems impact each of us. Drawing from trauma-informed, relational, somatic, and humanistic approaches, she supports folks in breaking through false narratives about who they're "supposed to be" so they can focus on who they are. She also uses mindfulness-based practices to guide reconnection with, and feeling safe within, one's body. Therapy with Margaret involves weekly 50-minute sessions, and can occur as brief-therapy or in long-term form.

Margaret holds a Masters in Social Work from New York University. Since 2012, she has worked in community-based programs with clients ages 16-70, across various ethnicities, gender identities, and sexual orientations. Margaret trained in ketamine-assisted therapy at Sage and MDMA-assisted therapy through MAPS. She completed the Integrative Psychiatry Institute's yearlong psychedelic assisted therapy certificate program. She has also received specialized trauma-focused training through the NeoroAffective Relational Model (NARM) and The Body Keeps the Score. In addition to her work with clients, Margaret is also the Associate Clinical Director at Sage and a Lead Trainer for Sage's Integral Psychedelic Therapy training program.