- Warm coaching style
- Client-led goals
- Skill focused
About Angela
Angela Hastings is a licensed social worker (LMSW) based in Michigan with 12 years of clinical experience. She takes a warm, conversational approach and sees therapy as a collaborative process. Angela presents herself as a coach and mentor who partners with people to set goals and move forward.
She has worked with people through crisis intervention, life transitions, and long-term anxiety and depression. Her interests include body image, self-harm, eating disorders, and crises of faith. Panic disorder and panic attacks are also listed among the concerns she addresses.
Sessions are driven by the client's pace and priorities. Angela uses client-centered methods so individuals choose goals and the path to reach them. She also draws on solution-focused ideas to build practical steps and on cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior concepts to teach skills for emotion regulation.
Her manner is described as interactive and dynamic, with an emphasis on unconditional compassion. Angela aims to meet people where they are in their faith and relationships and to support their own strengths rather than impose a plan.
People who come to her can expect straightforward conversation, skill-building, and coaching-style encouragement. She emphasizes small, achievable changes and respects each person's timing and readiness to try new strategies.
How Angela's approaches translate to online therapy
Angela works from client-centered principles that focus on each person's goals and pacing. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, understanding a person's priorities, and letting the client guide each session. This approach helps when clients need to shape sessions around personal values or faith.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and to practice new behaviors. CBT is practical and skill oriented, and it can help with anxiety, panic attacks, and mood concerns by teaching tools to manage symptoms and test new responses.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for regulating intense emotions and improving distress tolerance. DBT strategies can be useful for impulsivity, self-harm urges, and strong emotional reactions by building step-by-step coping tools.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. This means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions fit better around work, school, or caregiving because they remove travel time and can make scheduling easier. Online work can also allow shorter check-ins or phone options when less bandwidth or no camera is preferred, helping therapy fit into everyday life without changing the therapeutic goals.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
Angela works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, body image, eating and food-related issues, panic disorder and panic attacks, self-harm, and relationship and career challenges.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Therapy is described as warm, interactive, and coaching-oriented. Sessions are client-centered and also draw from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to teach skills and build practical steps.
What is Angela's clinical background and experience?
She is a licensed master social worker with 12 years of experience in the clinical field, including crisis intervention and work with chronic anxiety and depression.
Where is this clinician based and what credential is held?
She practices in Michigan and holds the credential LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients offered services?
This clinician does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.