Margaret Bryden

I’m a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, author, and the founder of Sage Insight Therapy, a private therapy practice based in Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Across both private practice and psychiatric hospital settings, I have worked with individuals navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and major life transitions.

I focus on helping people move away from the pressure to fix themselves and toward a process of understanding themselves. This shift is subtle, but it is powerful. When people are given permission to explore their inner world with curiosity rather than judgment, insight begins to emerge more naturally. And from that insight, better outcomes, connection and resilience follow.

A central part of my approach is the integration of poetry into the therapeutic process. Poetry, in this context, is not about being an award winning writer. It is a tool for expression. It allows people to engage with their thoughts and emotions in a way that is less structured, less filtered, and more aligned with how we actually experience life. Human experience is rarely linear. It is often fragmented, contradictory, and difficult to put into clear, logical language. Poetry creates space for that complexity.