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Angela Kieler

Angela Kieler

LPC

Therapist · Missouri · 18+ years of experience

Therapist focused on practical emotional tools

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  • Anger and anxiety help
  • Humanistic flexible style
  • 18 years experience

About Angela

Angela Kieler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She brings 18 years of clinical work and practical experience supporting people through depression, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Her tone is direct and compassionate, aiming to make therapy understandable and usable for everyday life.

She has worked in settings that include special education, hospice care, and psychiatric services. That background means she is used to stepping into difficult moments and helping people find steady next steps. She also has personal experience with family members who live with mental illness, which informs her practical approach to getting help.

Angela describes her style as humanistic and flexible. She adapts methods to match each person's needs, drawing on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral tools, attachment-focused thinking, and client-centered listening. She also has experience using art therapy techniques when that suits the person she is working with.

In sessions she focuses on clear goals and small, usable changes. This can include managing intense feelings, building coping skills, repairing relationship patterns, and planning steps through major life changes. She aims to make sessions feel like a collaboration rather than a lecture.

People looking for support with anger, ADHD, trauma, or parenting concerns will find a practitioner familiar with a broad range of life challenges. Those considering work together are encouraged to match on goals and practical needs before scheduling.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityCodependencyCommitment issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Credentials

Missouri

Languages

English

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for managing anger, anxiety, and motivation when feelings get in the way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and learning practical skills to change them, which can help with depression, anxiety, and anger management. Attachment-Based ideas look at how past relationship patterns shape current connections and responses, helping people change how they relate to others and to themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, daily life, and preferences, then try methods that fit. That collaborative process means approaches can be mixed or adjusted over time to match what is actually helping.

Session formats are not listed in this biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for steady check-ins during stressful periods. It can also let people use techniques such as guided mindfulness, behavioral experiments between sessions, or structured skill practice without rearranging as much of their schedule.

At a glance

Listed location
Missouri
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
LPC
Languages
English
License (Missouri)
LPC · No. 2015031020
NPI
1770235202

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Angela help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addiction, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, trauma, and related issues such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is humanistic and flexible, using collaborative conversations and practical exercises drawn from approaches like ACT and CBT to address emotions and behavior.

How much experience does she have?

She has 18 years of experience working in settings such as special education, hospice, and psychiatric care, including work with people facing severe and persistent mental illness.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Missouri.

Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she can work with international clients.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options with the service before booking to know what is offered.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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