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Angela Williams

LMHC

Angela Williams , LMHC

Therapist in New York

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About Angela

Angela Williams is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and parenting challenges. She works with adults navigating depression, addiction, identity questions, and life changes. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at making it easier to talk about painful things.

She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can name what feels hard and set simple goals. Sessions focus on practical steps and emotional understanding. Angela uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs rather than a single method for everyone.

Her practice reflects about a decade of clinical experience in New York. That work included people managing trauma, bipolar disorder, and other complex concerns. Personal experiences with grief, marriage and divorce, parenting, and family members with mental health and addiction shaped her outlook and gave her empathy for common struggles.

In a typical session she listens first, then helps clients try small changes. She teaches skills for coping with intense emotions and for improving day-to-day functioning. She also helps people rebuild connection, repair attachment wounds, and manage worry so they can move toward their goals.

Angela offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy lives. She collaborates with each person to choose what will work best for them. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.

How specific approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values and small actions that move someone toward what matters, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises and homework to build new habits for managing mood, sleep, eating, and stress-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is usually collaborative. The therapist will listen to the client’s goals and try methods that fit those needs and preferences. Together they check what is helping and adjust the plan over time rather than sticking with one fixed method.

Online formats give practical flexibility for ongoing care. Video calls support interactive work like skill teaching and emotional processing. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching moments, and keeping momentum between sessions. These options let people fit therapy around work, parenting, and other life demands.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, LGBT concerns, and related challenges listed in her profile.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on listening, teaching coping skills, and setting small practical goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has about 10 years of experience working in New York with people facing a range of mental health and life challenges.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds an LMHC credential and practices in New York as noted in her profile.

Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How does payment or cost work?

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

How do I get started with therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session based on therapist availability.

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

Licensed

New York

Languages

English

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