Angela Williams, LMHC

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Compassionate counselor who listens and guides

Details

Name	Angela Williams
Credentials	LMHC
Based in	New York
Licensed in	New York
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	10

About Angela

Angela Williams is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with ten years of experience. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, or substance concerns. Her style is warm and straightforward, with a focus on listening and helping clients set clear, realistic goals.

She offers a calm space to talk about what led someone to seek help and to decide what change would feel meaningful.

Background and approach

Angela draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build values-based action and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Her own life includes experiences with grief, parenting, divorce, and family members who faced mental health and addiction issues.

Those experiences shape how she connects and stays practical in sessions. Clients can expect a collaborative approach that blends gentle support with skills practice. Angela practices in New York and works in English.

She provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a time that fits.

Angela aims to help people find clearer direction, steadier coping, and more satisfying connections in their lives.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Angela works with, alongside the areas below.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Existential Therapy: Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Angela among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Angela directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Angela directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How Angela’s approaches work online

Angela blends Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Attachment-Based ideas in online sessions. Narrative work helps people notice and rewrite the stories they live by, which can ease shame and open new choices. ACT focuses on values and small committed actions, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-based ideas look at how past connection patterns shape current relationships and emotional reactions, which can help with intimacy and relationship struggles.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. Angela talks with each person about their goals and preferences and adjusts the focus over time. She aims to create clear short-term goals and simple practices to try between sessions, making therapy feel practical and manageable.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for easier scheduling during breaks. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, between-session coaching, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into everyday routines.

Common questions about this listing

What kinds of concerns does Angela address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addictions, parenting strain, and career challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is client-centered and collaborative, combining narrative approaches with ACT and CBT techniques to reframe meanings and build practical coping skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Angela has ten years of experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York working with adults on a variety of life challenges.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She is based in New York and holds the NY LMHC credential as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in New York.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility for different schedules and needs.

How are sessions paid and how do I get started?

Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time.

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