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Angela Williams

Angela Williams, LMHC

New York

LMHC - Relationships and Family Patterns

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Family of origin
  • Parenting support

About Angela

Angela Williams is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with ten years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting concerns, depression, addiction, grief, and family-of-origin issues. Angela also addresses intimacy problems, self-esteem, career stress, ADHD, and other life transitions.

She focuses on practical conversations that help people notice how patterns from their family of origin still influence their choices. Sessions tend to include clear, concrete tools alongside time to talk through recent events and long-standing habits. Angela draws on several well-known approaches and adapts them to each person's situation without using jargon.

Her own experiences with grief, divorce, parenting, and family members with mental health and addiction concerns inform how she listens. That life experience shapes the tone she brings to sessions and helps her connect everyday struggles with their roots in family roles and expectations.

In the room she mixes problem-focused work and reflective conversation. That can mean practicing a skill to manage anxiety one week and looking at relationship patterns the next. She explains methods in plain language and checks in about what feels useful.

People who want to address how their upbringing affects their current stress, relationships, or parenting often choose to start here. To begin, the site process asks users to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online work

Angela commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, avoidance, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in early relationships and helps people understand how those patterns shape current connections and reactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Angela will discuss goals and preferences with each person and together they decide which methods to try first. That collaborative decision can change over time as new needs emerge or as skills are practiced.

This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a work break or meetings that avoid travel time. Some formats also let people reduce time spent commuting or not needing to be on camera, which can help with concentration or energy. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and attachment work to an online setting by using exercises, in-session practice, and focused conversation to address family patterns and day-to-day coping.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting, depression, addictions, grief, and family-of-origin concerns, among other issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style blends practical skill-building and reflective conversation using approaches like CBT, ACT, DBT, attachment-based work, and client-centered techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience as a mental health professional working with a wide range of adult concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a New York LMHC and practices in New York.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Angela WilliamsLMHC

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