Angela Gardner

Angela Gardner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who brings nine years of experience to her current practice. She speaks plainly and meets people where they are. She encourages honest sharing and aims to make the beginning of therapy less intimidating for anyone who feels nervous about starting. Angela names anger among the issues she addresses and helps people find practical ways to manage it. Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental. Sessions center on building a trusting relationship and making space for hard feelings like sadness, shame, or frustration. She invites clients to try small steps that fit their daily life rather than overwhelming change all at once. Angela uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clarify values and build committed action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used for noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Client-centered and mindfulness techniques help people slow down, notice emotion, and feel understood. She has worked across many concerns including stress, anxiety, parenting and family issues, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, autism, caregiver stress, and communication problems. Angela also supports people facing discrimination or questions about identity. Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and international clients are accepted. Confirm current session options before booking to ensure they fit your needs.

How her approaches adapt to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters most to them and take small steps that align with those values. It focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and moving toward meaningful action rather than trying to eliminate every unwanted feeling. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors to reduce distress. It is practical and often involves short exercises between sessions to try different ways of responding to stress or anger. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what’s said, and helps people feel heard while they work through difficult emotions. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Angela will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and will recommend ways of working that fit. The choice of methods is collaborative and can change as progress is made. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as taking a brief meeting during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. It can also allow simpler check-ins that don’t need video when that is preferable, or allow sessions to continue for clients who live far from North Carolina. Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking to ensure they match your schedule and needs.