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Angela Williams

Angela Williams, LMHC

New York

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Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Relationships and Family

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Blended family issues
  • CBT and ACT approaches

About Angela

Angela Williams is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in New York with 10 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting concerns, grief, addiction, and blended family issues among other challenges. She sees people who are navigating life changes and the ripple effects those changes bring to daily routines and relationships.

Angela uses straightforward, practical conversation in sessions. She listens to what brought someone in and helps them set clear goals. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to spot and change unhelpful thinking and on acceptance-based strategies to cope with difficult emotions.

Her own experience with grief, divorce, parenting, and supporting relatives with mental health and addiction issues informs how she talks about difficult topics. That background contributes to a direct, down-to-earth style rather than clinical distance. Angela also works with relationship and intimacy concerns and with people who identify as LGBT.

In practice she blends attachment-focused ideas to look at how early connections affect current relationships. She uses client-centered principles to let each person guide the pace and focus of the work. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to everyday routines such as sleep, work, and caregiving demands.

People often come for help managing mood, improving communication, or finding steadier rhythms in blended households. Angela encourages small, actionable steps you can try between sessions and reviews what helps and what needs changing on an ongoing basis.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Angela uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still move toward what matters to them. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can help with mood, sleep, and relationship tensions. Attachment-Based ideas are used to look at how past relationships shape current patterns and closeness in adult relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what is most helpful. Sessions often include practical exercises and short homework to test what works between meetings.

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist about pace, frequency, and whether video or audio works better for your needs so sessions match everyday life.

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

Listed in

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns along with grief, addictions, mood disorders, and blended family issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and goal-oriented, using client-centered conversation combined with CBT and acceptance-based techniques.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 10 years of experience working with adults on a wide range of challenges including relationship and mental health concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices in New York.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Confirm the current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.

How does cost work for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by using the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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