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Angela Richard

At a glance

Experience
8 years
Based in
Texas
Sessions
Online
Languages
English

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Angela Richard, LCSW

Practical, skills-based support for emotional overwhelm

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License and NPI on record

CredentialStateNumber
LCSW Texas 114649

NPI1730668450

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  • Skills focused
  • Evidence based
  • Compassionate care

About Angela

Angela Richard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of clinical experience. She offers a straightforward, compassionate approach that helps people manage intense emotions and get practical tools for day-to-day life.

She has supported people in inpatient behavioral health, crisis stabilization, and intensive outpatient treatment settings. That background informs how she responds to stress, anxiety, anger, bipolar symptoms, and depression. Sessions focus on making emotional reactions easier to understand and handle.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, dialectical behavior therapy informed strategies, and solution-focused methods to help people change unhelpful habits and build new coping skills. Sessions blend skills practice with problem solving so progress is concrete and measurable.

Angela also addresses related concerns such as substance use, codependency, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, and life purpose questions. She pays attention to how mood and personality issues can overlap with these problems and adjusts support accordingly.

People often come for help after a crisis or during tough life transitions. Angela aims to create a clear plan, teach methods for calming intense feelings, and help people reconnect with strengths they already have. She speaks English and practices in Texas as an LCSW.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepression

Additional focus areas

Co-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-love

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Angela uses elements of cognitive behavioral work and dialectical behavior therapy informed strategies along with solution-focused methods. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy informed strategies teach concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving how someone copes day to day. Solution-focused work concentrates on small, practical changes and immediate goals that can make everyday life feel more manageable.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Angela will talk with the person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit best. Together they track what helps and adjust the plan as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use skills learned in sessions directly in their daily routines, which often speeds up practical change.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help address?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem concerns, bipolar disorder, and depression, plus related issues like substance use, codependency, trauma, and loneliness.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical, using skill practice and short-term problem solving alongside listening and reflection.

What kinds of clinical settings has she worked in?

She has experience in inpatient behavioral health, crisis stabilization, and intensive outpatient treatment over eight years of practice.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, recorded as TX LCSW, and practices in Texas.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking.

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 her?

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