About Angela
Angela Rees is a licensed professional counselor with 14 years of experience helping people who have lived through trauma and abuse. She speaks plainly and listens carefully, offering a steady presence for someone feeling overwhelmed or uncertain. Her approach aims to make hard conversations manageable and to help each person feel heard.
She frames work around each person’s needs rather than a fixed script. Sessions focus on building safety, naming what happened, and finding practical ways to feel more in control.
Background and approach
She uses techniques that focus on relationships, body awareness, and present-moment noticing to reduce distress and build coping skills. Angela has particular experience with issues linked to trauma such as post-traumatic stress, dissociation, panic attacks, and recovery after sexual assault or domestic violence. She also helps people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose and self-worth.
First responder issues and attachment concerns are part of her practice as well. In sessions she centers the person’s pace and choices. Conversations may include tracking bodily reactions, grounding practices, or reflecting on patterns in relationships.
The goal is clearer thinking, steadier emotional responses, and increased self-compassion. She works in Arizona and provides services in English. Angela invites people to take the first step when they feel ready and offers steady support through the process.
Approaches that guide online trauma work
Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape current feelings and reactions. In online sessions this often means talking through past patterns, identifying unmet needs, and practicing new ways of relating to oneself and others to reduce anxiety and loneliness.Somatic therapy brings attention to body sensations tied to traumatic memories. The therapist may guide simple body awareness exercises, grounding techniques, and ways to notice tension so clients can calm their nervous system and feel more present during daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and pace. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online formats offer real flexibility: video calls for in-depth work, phone sessions when video is difficult, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and other routines while keeping the focus on steady progress and practical coping skills.
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- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English