About Angela
Dr. Angela Roberts brings Client-Centered care to her work as a licensed professional counselor in Virginia. She draws on 30 years of practice to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma.
Her style is calm and direct, focusing on what helps someone feel steadier day to day. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to address intense emotions and unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in sessions to build awareness and motivation for change.
How Angela works
These methods are adapted to each person's needs rather than applied the same way to everyone. Dr. Roberts often supports people facing first responder issues, compassion fatigue, and mood disorders.
She helps people work through guilt, shame, forgiveness, and the fallout of traumatic events. Career strain and relationship stress are also common topics in her work. Sessions are intended to help people notice patterns, try small changes, and practice new skills between meetings.
She emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes and respects each person's pace. Many clients find the mix of talk, skill practice, and mindfulness useful for coping with life changes. Her approach is trauma-informed and culturally aware, aiming to see each person’s strengths and context.
Dr. Roberts frames therapy as a collaborative process where goals are set together. The focus is on helping people build resilience and move toward clearer choices.
Angela lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps clarify goals. This approach helps people who need a respectful, steady place to sort out feelings and priorities.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions include practical exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and mood issues by breaking problems into manageable steps.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It is useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when reacting leads to conflict. Skills practice is often a core part of sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those aims, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative planning means the approach can shift as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and teach skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to practice skills in everyday life.
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