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Angela Williams

Angela Williams, LMHC

Therapist · New York · 10+ years of experience

Practical support for life transitions

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  • Calm and accepting
  • Goal focused
  • Values guided

About Angela

Angela Williams is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with ten years of practice. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and midlife changes. Her manner is calm and accepting, and she aims to give people a straightforward space to talk about what brought them to counseling.

She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based work to help clients notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Angela draws on personal experience with grief, divorce, parenting, and supporting family members with mental health and addiction, which informs how she listens and relates.

Sessions center on clear goals and practical steps. Conversations include identifying unhelpful thinking, building coping skills, and practicing actions that match a person's values. She also helps people work through intimacy, addiction, body image, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Angela has worked with people facing serious mental health conditions alongside everyday life struggles. She emphasizes honest conversation, steady support, and realistic planning. People who want a down-to-earth counselor who offers direct guidance and steady presence may find her style a good fit.

To begin, prospective clients follow the site's Start Therapy flow and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling. Angela works in English in New York and does not take international clients.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

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 Angela’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Angela commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her practice. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking action toward them while learning to sit with difficult thoughts and feelings. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and coping patterns.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships. That work helps people notice how they relate to partners and family, and practice new ways of communicating and connecting.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Angela treats the decision as a collaboration - she will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they track progress and adjust strategies when something is not helping.

If you are considering online work, confirm available session options before booking since formats are set through the site. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commutes, and allow quieter check-ins during a break at work. It also supports continuing care when life changes make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment work to remote sessions with practical exercises, skill practice, and goal planning.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Angela often address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, and coping with life changes including midlife transitions.

What is her general style in therapy?

Her approach is down-to-earth and nonjudgmental, focusing on clear goals and practical steps to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Angela has ten years of experience working with people facing a range of mental health and life challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in New York.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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