- Plainspoken guidance
- Values-focused work
- Skill building
About Angela
Angela Williams is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with ten years of experience. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental place for people to talk about the problems that brought them to counseling and to set clear goals for change. Angela keeps language simple and practical so conversations stay focused and useful.
She draws on personal experience with grief, divorce, parenting, anxiety, depression, and family addiction to relate to common stresses people face. That life context informs her work but she centers each visit on the client’s priorities and what they want to change. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and goal-focused rather than filled with jargon.
Angela uses several evidence-informed approaches to help people build skills and try new behaviors. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. Attachment-based ideas and client-centered listening shape how she supports relationship and family concerns.
Her caseload has included a wide range of issues such as mood disorders, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting stress, LGBTQ concerns, chronic health challenges, and grief. While she adapts methods to each person, the work often focuses on practical coping skills, emotion regulation, and improving communication.
People who want a straightforward, empathetic counselor who talks plainly about next steps may find her approach helpful. To begin, prospective clients are asked to complete the site intake and match process and then schedule sessions according to availability.
She draws on personal experience with grief, divorce, parenting, anxiety, depression, and family addiction to relate to common stresses people face. That life context informs her work but she centers each visit on the client’s priorities and what they want to change. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and goal-focused rather than filled with jargon.
Angela uses several evidence-informed approaches to help people build skills and try new behaviors. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. Attachment-based ideas and client-centered listening shape how she supports relationship and family concerns.
Her caseload has included a wide range of issues such as mood disorders, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting stress, LGBTQ concerns, chronic health challenges, and grief. While she adapts methods to each person, the work often focuses on practical coping skills, emotion regulation, and improving communication.
People who want a straightforward, empathetic counselor who talks plainly about next steps may find her approach helpful. To begin, prospective clients are asked to complete the site intake and match process and then schedule sessions according to availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Angela commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still choose actions that match their values; it can help with chronic stress, health challenges, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt them as needed over time in a collaborative way.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people join sessions from quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera if that is preferable. Confirm current session options and scheduling when you start the matching process so arrangements match your needs.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting matters, grief, addiction, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, chronic illness and many related issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Angela uses a straightforward, collaborative style with practical tools and empathic listening. Sessions focus on goals, skill practice, and steps clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has been practicing for ten years and brings both clinical experience and personal insight into loss, parenting, and family behavioral health to her work.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.