Angela Gardner, LCSW
Practical, goal-focused support for daily parenting challenges
Book with Angela- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Angela
Angela Gardner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings nine years of LCSW experience to her online practice. She has a straightforward style and values clear, practical steps. She aims to make therapy feel doable for people juggling busy lives.
She has a long history in mental health settings, including hospitals and jails, and has worked with people facing addiction, trauma, and major life rebuilds. That background informs how she approaches stress, anxiety, depression, and related concerns.
Background and approach
She also helps with parenting challenges and issues like grief, sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. Angela uses a mix of methods rather than one fixed model. She draws on client-centered work to follow each person's priorities and on cognitive behavioral techniques to break unhelpful thinking patterns.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods help when someone needs short-term momentum and practical change. Her approach is warm and direct. She encourages action and small steps that fit daily life.
Humor and ordinary language are part of how she relates, when that fits the moment. Clients can expect a focus on concrete goals and coping tools. Angela aims to tailor sessions to what a person wants to work on and to adjust as needs change.
Her practice is in Texas and sessions are offered in English.
What Angela works with
Everything Angela lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Angela helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Angela lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Angela uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person, making room for individual goals and values. Client-centered methods focus on listening, understanding, and helping people set their own direction.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact, and helps people build practical skills for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Motivational interviewing is another tool she uses when someone needs help finding motivation and making a plan for change.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Angela collaborates with each person to pick or combine methods based on their goals, daily demands, and how they prefer to work. That way sessions stay useful and focused on real-life shifts.
Online therapy with her is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let therapists read visual cues and work through exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, shorter check-ins, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, childcare schedule, or busy routine.
Questions people ask about Angela
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, grief, sleeping problems, and parenting-related worries among other issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using straightforward language, gentle humor when appropriate, and a focus on steps people can use between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
She has nine years as an LCSW and a longer history working in mental health settings including hospitals and jail environments.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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