- Warm interactive style
- Skills focused
- Strengths based
About Angela
Angela Carroll is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Montana who draws on military and clinical experience to guide people through difficult life changes. She greets new clients with warmth and straightforward support. Her approach aims to help people feel understood and able to take practical steps forward.
She spent eight years on active duty in the U.S. Navy and now focuses her clinical work on a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people facing caregiving strain, blended family challenges, cancer-related stress, and codependency concerns.
Angela describes her style as interactive, validating, and empathetic. She centers sessions on each person’s strengths and goals. Sessions often include education, practical tools, and collaborative problem solving.
Her work commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies alongside Client-Centered Therapy and Emotionally-Focused ideas. She often suggests short exercises or homework such as worksheets, reading, journaling, or creative activities to put skills into practice between sessions.
People who prefer a warm, down-to-earth therapist may find her approach helpful. Her plans are tailored to each person’s needs and goals, and she aims to help people build skills for managing mood, relationships, and life transitions.
How certain approaches look online and in practice
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person’s needs. The therapist provides a respectful, nonjudgmental space and follows the client’s goals to guide sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors using practical exercises and homework between sessions. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and everyday life needs. That might mean combining listening-focused Client-Centered work with CBT skills practice and occasional DBT techniques for emotion regulation.
Confirm session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow more flexible check-ins during a lunch break or between responsibilities. Some tools used in sessions, like worksheets, reading, journaling, and brief skill exercises, translate well to remote conversations and can be completed between meetings to reinforce progress.
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Experience
3+ years
Credentials
Montana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns are commonly addressed?
She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, addiction, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and career stress.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is interactive, validating, and warm. Sessions focus on a person’s strengths and use practical tools and homework to build skills between meetings.
What professional background does the therapist have?
The clinician has three years of professional experience and served eight years on active duty in the U.S. Navy before moving into clinical practice.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Montana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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