About Angela
Angela Dawn Foretich uses practical, person-focused therapies to help people facing hard moments. She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 17 years of experience. She welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, and trauma.
Her tone is direct and supportive, aimed at people who need steady help while navigating change. She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take small, values-based steps forward.
How Angela works
Attachment-based ideas and client-centered work guide how she listens and responds, while Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when emotion regulation and coping tools are needed. Angela has worked with people living with life-threatening illness and with caregivers facing chronic stress. She also supports those managing chronic pain, blended family challenges, caregiver strain, and the fallout from separation or divorce.
She helps people build clearer communication, set boundaries, and manage anger and control issues. Sessions focus on practical skills, gentle reflection, and steady problem-solving. She encourages clients to notice strengths, try new strategies, and use small changes to improve daily life.
The work is collaborative and paced to the person’s needs. Her approach is respectful and compassionate. She aims to be a reliable partner through grief, big life shifts, and ongoing emotional challenges.
Angela lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Angela works with
The areas below are the ones Angela selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Angela’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and encourages action that matches personal values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and decision-making when life changes feel overwhelming.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, mood shifts related to bipolar disorder, and coping with stressors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can help with anger, emotional overwhelm, and relationship communication struggles.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs. If one approach does not feel helpful, she will adjust the plan together with you to find a better fit.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets you use visual cues and a full session experience. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and texting allow brief check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or support when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep steady progress over time.
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