About Angelica
Angelica Washington is a licensed therapist practicing in Florida. She holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and has four years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, bipolar symptoms, and trauma. She also supports people with LGBT-related concerns and self-esteem struggles.
Her approach centers on respectful, sensitive listening. Sessions begin with the person's priorities and practical goals. She works alongside clients to shape conversations and plans that fit everyday life rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Background and approach
Angelica uses tools from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify strengths and small steps forward. These methods are adapted to each person's situation and goals.
She addresses a wide range of concerns beyond the primary specialties. These include abandonment and attachment issues, body image, codependency, communication problems, chronic pain and illness, dissociation, and the effects of divorce or separation. She also works with people navigating alternative sex culture and kink-related topics.
Sessions can focus on short-term problem solving or longer-term growth depending on what the person wants. The tone is collaborative and practical, aimed at creating workable strategies for daily life. Angelica aims to make the process clear and manageable from the first meeting.
How these approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead to build trust and understand what matters most. It helps people feel heard and clarifies their own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies thoughts and behaviors that cause distress and teaches practical skills to change them, which is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood swings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to manage intense emotions and improve relationships.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk about your goals and preferences, try methods that match those aims, and adjust plans as needed. This collaborative work helps find tools that feel useful and realistic for daily life.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let you use screen-sharing or visual tools for skill practice, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and daily routines while focusing on skill-building and coping strategies.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Ohio
- Languages
- English