Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Angela works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 29
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Angela
Angela Knight is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California with 29 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and anger. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem, depression, addiction, parenting challenges, career transitions, and grief.
Her approach is down-to-earth and practical. Angela treats each person as the expert on their life and builds on existing strengths. She teaches skills that can be used between sessions and focuses on small, doable changes that add up.
Background and approach
Clinical methods Angela draws on include cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally focused work. She blends these with attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns and feel more connected to their goals. Sessions often include skill practice, checking progress, and planning for real-life situations.
Sessions may cover managing strong emotions, improving communication, setting boundaries, and coping with life changes like grief or caregiving stress. Angela also offers coaching-style support for motivation and direction when someone is ready to make changes in work or relationships. She communicates plainly and keeps sessions focused and practical.
People can expect straightforward guidance, a focus on skills, and collaboration in deciding what to work on next.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Angela lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how early connections shape current reactions. Online sessions using this approach help people notice interaction patterns and practice different ways of relating in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep or eating concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Angela will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and suggest options to try. She adapts methods as progress is tracked so therapy stays relevant to what the client wants to change.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provides flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Chat and messaging let someone check in between appointments, do shorter sessions, or use written reflection when that fits their schedule.
Questions people ask about Angela
What kinds of concerns does Angela help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She treats the client as the expert and focuses on skills and small changes that make daily life easier.
How much experience does she have?
Angela has 29 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - licensed in California.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.