About Angela
Angela Schardein is a licensed clinical social worker in Kentucky with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with trauma, grief, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She aims to make beginning therapy a manageable step for anyone feeling unsure about where to start.
Angela creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what matters most to them. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and practical, with time spent on understanding feelings and finding useful ways to cope.
How Angela works
She listens carefully and helps clients name the challenges they face. Her work includes supporting people affected by adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress, and issues that involve multiple diagnoses. She also addresses communication problems, control struggles, domestic violence, and emotional topics such as guilt, shame, and forgiveness.
Angela brings experience with hospice and end-of-life counseling, intellectual disability, isolation and loneliness, and helping people reconnect with life purpose. Her background means she can fold real-world concerns into therapy rather than relying on abstract talk. Therapy with Angela centers on practical steps, steady listening, and collaboration.
She encourages small, achievable changes and adapts the pace to each person. If you are ready to take a first step, she guides you through the process with respect and clear direction.
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.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kentucky |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Angela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. One common approach is focused coping work that teaches concrete strategies for handling intense emotions after trauma or loss; these skills help with day-to-day functioning and reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on building self-worth through practical exercises and reflective conversation to improve confidence and motivation; this can help people facing low self-esteem or difficult life transitions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques fit best and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face to face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick reflections, written processing, or when scheduling needs more flexibility. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent and to fit sessions into real routines.
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A practical next step
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