Dr. Margaret Maher PhD

I am college hurdler hoping to make a national team. When I suffered a hamstring injury a year ago, returning to training and competition required more than physical healing—it required trusting my body again and believing in myself. Dr. Maher played a significant role in helping me regain that trust and confidence. Through our work together, I developed tools to manage setbacks, rebuild confidence. Her understanding of the unique demands placed on elite athletes was evident in every session, and she is considered a national expert in sports injury recovery on the US Olympic Team Directory. I am incredibly grateful for her guidance and would highly recommend her to any athlete facing injury, performance challenges, or the general mental demands of high-level sport.

I chose Dr. Maher as my executive health coach for a number of reasons. Her credentials and her professionalism stood out the most. There are numerous "life" and "wellness" coaches out there. Dr. Maher is a seasoned psychologist, which makes her unique. She understood my priorities and demands. She is results-driven and very thorough. Highly recommend her to anyone looking for expert guidance and insights into the way they think and work.

I had an amazing experience working with Dr. Maher! She was referred to me by TEAM USA SWIMMING. As a college swimmer dealing with performance anxiety and an injury, I felt supported every step of the way. She guided me through a difficult rehab process. Grateful!

I had an excellent experience working with Dr. Maher. I chose her for her expertise in CBT for chronic pain. She was professional and consistently on time. What stood out most was her sense of humor combined with compassion. She is very easy to talk to, which made me feel comfortable right away. Her expertise in pain psychology is evident—she provided practical, effective tools that have made a huge difference in how I cope with migraines now. I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking an expert to help with chronic pain.

I am a pediatric psychiatrist and I highly recommend Dr. Maher for her outstanding work adolescents. She has exceptional clinical judgment, is very thoughtful, and skillfully engages with teens and their families.She works mostly from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, but is informed about many different treatment modalities. My office confidently refers adolescents with all kinds of issues, and they improve under Dr. Maher's care without fail.

I'm in my mid 40s and I needed help dealing with work and family stress. I was sleeping poorly and was anxious all the time. Dr. Maher listened very attentively to me and helped me put a lot of things in perspective. She explained the research behind insomnia and gave me exercises so I could apply this to my daily life. I now sleep much better. I still have stress (who doesn't), but I deal with it much better now.

True professional. I consider myself lucky to have found her. Had to wait for in-person availability.

Dr. Maher helped my college-aged daughter cope with a recent Celiac diagnosis and other food-related issues. She truly understood everything my daughter was going through. Her medical psychology expertise and nutrition background made all the difference. We tried other therapists, but they were not effective. My daughter’s condition improved significantly after working with Dr. Maher. She's busy- can be hard to get an appt but very easy to work with. Can't praise enough.

I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Maher! She helped me deal with constant migraines that were controlling my life. She understood me right away- she gets what it's like to deal with pain. She also helped me see how stress and anxiety were playing a role in my symptoms. If you’re struggling with physical symptoms that might be connected to stress, I highly recommend reaching out to her practice Catalyst Health Psychology. It truly made a difference for me.

Our psychiatry practice regularly refers patients to Dr. Maher. She's our first choice for patients with chronic pain, GI problems, insomnia and eating disorders. The feedback is fantastic, and we see improvements for ourselves when patients come back for follow-ups. We highly trust and recommend her!