About Angela
Angela Totman is a Licensed Professional Counselor who draws on two decades of experience in education and school counseling. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people make steady progress in daily life.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address painful or overwhelming moments. Sessions often include strategies to manage anxious thoughts, steps to improve communication, and small actions that build confidence.
Background and approach
Angela emphasizes short-term, goal-focused work alongside deeper emotional healing when needed. Her background includes 20 years working in schools and educational settings in Texas. That experience shaped her skill at crisis response, grief support, and suicide prevention, and informed her approach to working with young adults and adults facing transitions.
She brings a calm, steady presence to challenging conversations. In the therapy room she combines practical tools with coaching for everyday life. Clients can expect clear explanations, skill-building exercises, and check-ins to measure progress.
The work centers on realistic steps people can use between sessions to handle stress and improve relationships. Outside of practice she enjoys running, being in nature, reading, and time with family. That personal balance informs a compassionate, down-to-earth approach to helping people move forward.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Angela uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small, manageable parts and teaches practical skills for anxiety, low mood, and stress.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, achievable goals and identify small steps that move a person toward what they want. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, workplace issues, and life transitions.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and preferences, then adapt methods as needed. Clients are invited to give feedback so work stays focused and relevant.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules and needs. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone works with lower bandwidth or when being on camera is not wanted, and chat or messaging fits short check-ins or flexible timing. These options make it easier to keep momentum and use therapy between busy commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English