Angela D​o​r​r , LPC

Angela Dorr is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She offers support for parenting challenges, grief, intimacy-related issues, and women's issues. Her work also covers mood disorders, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes. She keeps sessions straightforward and supportive. Angela listens first to understand what matters most to each person. Then she helps people set clear goals and try practical steps that fit their life. Her approach draws on client-centered care and solution-focused ideas to help people make choices that feel right for them. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and dialectical behavior skills to manage intense emotions. Angela has 11 years of experience as an LPC in Michigan. Over that time she has worked with people facing trauma and abuse, postpartum and pregnancy challenges, adoption and foster care issues, and the strain of divorce or separation. She adapts plans to each person’s needs and combines practical strategies with a respectful, compassionate manner. Work can include coaching around life purpose, money stress, or workplace difficulties, as well as focused therapy for self-harm concerns or eating and food-related issues.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely and helps the person lead the work, offering empathy and support while they decide what changes to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. It breaks concerns into steps and offers practical exercises to test different ways of thinking and acting for anxiety, depression, and mood challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when someone wants tools to reduce impulsive reactions. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Plans are adjusted as progress is made and priorities change. Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversations from wherever they are. Phone sessions and live chat can be used when bandwidth or a shorter check-in is preferable. Text-based messaging supports brief updates or ongoing encouragement between meetings.