Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Angela works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Angela
Angela Gardner is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years as an LCSW and broader experience in mental health spanning two decades. She practices in Texas and helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, addiction, and relationship strain. Her approach is down-to-earth and straightforward, with room for humor when it fits.
Angela aims to help people take clear steps toward feeling better. Before focusing on outpatient care she worked in hospitals and jails and supported people with acute mental health needs and substance use issues.
Background and approach
She has also taught at the university level, which informs how she explains ideas and guides skill practice. Angela says she learns from every person she meets and adapts her methods to fit them. In sessions she draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person in front of her.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and shift patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, or anger. Motivational interviewing is part of her work with people making changes around addiction or behavioral habits. Her style is collaborative and practical.
Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and on small, manageable steps toward that goal. Angela is comfortable supporting clients from diverse backgrounds and belief systems. People reach out to address issues such as parenting stress, sleep problems, grief, compassion fatigue, ADHD concerns, body image, communication struggles, and blended family challenges.
She helps clients map realistic next steps and build skills they can use between sessions.
What Angela works with
Everything Angela lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Angela's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Angela lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches inform online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the person. The therapist creates room for clients to tell their story and guides conversations toward the goals the client names. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and teaches concrete strategies to change them. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep issues. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together they will try methods that fit. That means sessions can include listening, skill practice, short homework tasks, and checking what helps most over time. Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders and reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.Questions people ask about Angela
What kinds of problems does Angela help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and addiction, plus relationship and family concerns and related issues like sleep and self-esteem.
What is her therapy style like?
Her work is collaborative and down-to-earth. She focuses on clear goals, practical steps, and skills people can use between sessions.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Angela has nearly 20 years in the mental health field and has worked in hospital and jail settings as well as taught at the university level.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.