- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LSCSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Angela
Angela Simbro is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and parenting challenges. She brings a direct, practical style to sessions and emphasizes starting where each person is. Angela uses clear, everyday language so parents can connect quickly and feel understood.
She centers her work through a trauma lens and begins by making sure clients feel safe enough to talk. From there she uses a wellness-oriented plan that blends different approaches to match each person’s needs.
Background and approach
Sessions often include somatic strategies, psychoeducation, and talk-based tools to build skills and insight. Angela draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage difficult thoughts and build workable routines. She also uses client-centered listening to make space for a person’s values and goals.
These methods are mixed together based on what helps most for a specific concern. Her experience includes supporting people with parenting stress, motivation and self-esteem struggles, grief, substance concerns, mood disorders, and relationship or communication problems. Angela also pays attention to adoption and foster care dynamics, caregiver strain, chronic health challenges, and gender-related issues when relevant.
She holds the credentials LSCSW (Kansas) and LCSW (Missouri) and practices in Missouri. Angela aims for practical plans that fit family life and day-to-day routines. If you want straightforward support that respects your circumstances, she helps people build steps forward.
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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Young adult issues
Approaches Angela lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts. It can help with anxiety, parenting stress, and motivation by encouraging practical actions tied to personal priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change patterns of thinking and behavior. It works well for anxiety, mood concerns, sleeping and eating difficulties, and building routines that reduce stress.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and meeting each person where they are. This approach helps clients feel heard and guides collaborative planning that fits daily life and family responsibilities.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which tools and methods fit goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration often blends elements from several approaches so the plan matches real-world demands.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet - video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is low, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into school runs, work breaks, or busy evenings and help people keep momentum while juggling family life.
Questions people ask about Angela
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, self-esteem, ADHD-related challenges, substance concerns, grief, relationship and communication problems, and related areas.
What is her general approach to therapy?
She uses a trauma-informed perspective and builds a wellness-focused treatment plan. Sessions often mix talk therapies, somatic techniques, and psychoeducation to create practical steps forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of concerns and applying integrative approaches tailored to individual needs.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds KS LSCSW and MO LCSW credentials and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for ongoing sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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