Angela Richard, LCSW

Angela Richard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and mood shifts. She brings eight years of clinical experience working with inpatient behavioral health, crisis stabilization, and intensive outpatient settings. Angela aims to make sessions feel straightforward and approachable for people who are feeling overwhelmed.

Her style centers on empathy and collaboration. She creates space for clients to talk about hard emotions and start building practical skills. Angela uses clear tools to help with emotional overwhelm and to strengthen everyday coping.

In practice she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior therapy–informed strategies, and solution-focused methods to address worry, low mood, and life transitions. Those approaches are used to break problems into smaller steps and teach skills people can use between sessions. The focus is on what works here and now to reduce distress.

Angela’s background includes work in inpatient and outpatient programs where quick stabilization and ongoing skill-building were both priorities. That mix informs how she balances short-term goals with longer-term growth. She pays attention to how medical and substance use concerns can interact with mood and anxiety.

People who reach out should expect a practical, steady collaboration aimed at clearer thinking and better daily routines. Sessions emphasize small, achievable changes and building on strengths already present.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Angela uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding. That work teaches practical steps to reduce worry and improve mood. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy–informed strategies to help with emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and building steady daily habits that reduce overwhelm.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Angela works together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and circumstances. This collaboration includes trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting plans based on what the person says is working.

Because the original biography does not specify session formats, confirm current session options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow someone to connect from a familiar location. It can also let people choose shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or use audio-only conversations if video is difficult. Talk with the therapist during the intake to arrange a session rhythm that suits daily routines and supports steady progress.