About Angela
Angela is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Board Approved Supervisor serving Texas. and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor serving Florida.
Angela's Life and Wellness Coaching options are offered beyond Texas and Florida, both domestically and internationally.
Professional Experience
Angela has over 15 years of experience in mental health counseling. She offers services ranging from individual therapy to skills training and coaching, group therapy, family therapy, parenting education, and life coaching. Angela also provides Supervision for LPC Interns pursuing full licensure in Texas. Angela considers herself an integrative and holistic practitioner with a solid foundation in a person-centered approach to mental wellness. Although intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), she has received training in a wide variety of treatment approaches, including Existentialism, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Mindfulness, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Angela's population is primarily adolescents and adults with diagnoses ranging from depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders to post-traumatic stress disorder, postpartum depression, addictions, and personality disorders. Her experiences are vast, as she has provided services in multiple settings including detention centers, residential facilities, and in private practice since 2011.
Angela is currently pursuing her Doctoral Degree in Counseling, which affords her the opportunity to engage in research and implementation of cutting-edge treatment approaches.
Current Interests
As a former National Figure Competitor, Angela continues to spend her free time investing in her physical health through weightlifting and riding her Peloton. She is a certified fitness nutrition coach and offers nutrition counseling, as well as lifestyle counseling to clients as part of an holistic approach to wellness.
Angela has a miniature dachshund, two dachshund mix rescues and a Belgian Malinois, all of whom are her best buddies and take up much of her time!
Angela is passionate about animals and their role in our lives. Pets are known to assist in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD and grief to name only a few. Angela has partnered with Dr. Baker's Mobile Veterinary Team to provide support to individuals grieving the loss of a pet and those facing difficult decisions related to thier pet's medical care. Please visit www.bakersmobilevet.com to learn more about Dr. Baker and her team.
Integrative Psychotherapy
Angela's person-centered approach to mental health care is dynamic and integrative. Although trained in DBT and EMDR, she pulls from other therapies/techniques based on the particular needs of her client. Angela believes that the core of counseling is built on a solid foundation consisting of a trusting, safe, and authentic relationship with your therapist. She believes in treating the entire person, not just a diagnosis; therefore, she incorporates nutrition coaching, meditation practice, and physical movement as part of treatment planning.
Angela also draws from Person-Centered Theory, Family Systems Theories, Humanistic-Existentialism, and Transpersonal Theories.
Angela's clients learn mindfulness and meditation, holistic self-care, and self-advocacy skills, and there remains a consistent focus on making meaning, developing a life worth living, and learning to transcend suffering.
Telemental Health
Telemental health is an effective, efficient option for mental health counseling. The use of videoconferencing technology allows clients to have access to care regardless of their location, time constraints and any privacy concerns about visiting a therapy clinic. Your journey to wellness and access to your therapist is just one click away!
Life and Wellness Coaching
Bringing it all together for Optimal Wellness
Angela has spent the last 14 years developing relationships with individuals seeking to improve their quality of life. Although trained as a clinical counselor, Angela ascribes to a holistic approach to healing and believes that balanced fitness and nutrition are vital to overall wellness, in addition to relationships, mental and emtional health, and overall stress levels. Her own journey with wellness involved understanding the impact of these factors on autoimmune diseases, as she was diagnosed with three autoimmune conditions in the last 10 years. Her desire to understand natural healing led to extensive training, research, and understanding in the role of nutrition and movement in our lives. Additionally, Angela is a former National Bikini and Figure Competitor and spends her free time lifting weights, running, cycling, and practicing a structured approach to eating so her body can function at an optimal level. She brings all of her experience and training to her practice and works collaboratively with you to develop a plan tailored to your level of understanding, flexibility, and overall goals.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT is an evidence-based psychotherapy rooted in cognitive behavior therapy. Dialectics is the premise that two opposing ideas can exist and be true at the same time. Clients learn to adapt behavior while cognitively integrating the practice of dialectics. Evidence reflects that DBT is useful in treating individuals with difficulty managing emotions and other self-destructive behaviors, such as eating disorders and substance abuse, personality disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The mindfulness component of DBT integrates meditation practice, which has been shown useful in treating a variety of diagnosis.
Overview of Skills Learned in Therapy
Mindfulness
The practice of being fully aware and present in this moment.
Distress Tolerance
Learning to tolerate pain in difficult situations.
Interpersonal Effectiveness
The art of asking for what you want and saying no while maintaining self respect and relationships with others.
Emotion Regulation
Learning to both accept and change difficult emotions.
Services Offered
Individual Therapy
Family Therapy
Couples Counseling
Group Skills Training
Parenting Coaching
DBT Crisis Coaching
Life and Wellness Coaching
LPC Intern Supervision
All services are offered via Telehealth.
My Clinical Fees
***Please NOTE that Life and Wellness Coaching fees are NOT included here***
Below, you will find my current fees for therapy services, effective January 1, 2022.
I do not currently accept insurance. At your request, I am happy to provide you with a "superbill" to submit to your insurance for receiving "Out of Network" benefits. I CANNOT guarantee reimbursement from your insurance company. I do not participate in single case agreements. You are responsible for submitting all necessary paperwork to your insurance company for potential reimbursement.
If you are unable to afford the current fees, please contact me directly.
Individual Therapy: $195 / 57 minute session (90837 Code)
Individual Intake: $215 (90791 Code)
Couples and Family Therapy Sessions: $195 / 57 minute session (90847 Code)
Groups: $75 (90853 Code)
Coaching Calls > 15 minutes billed prorated at the hourly rate of $195
GOOD FAITH ESTIMATE
Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Services Act, health care providers and health care facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request, or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" of expected charges.
You have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your medical care will cost you.
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who do not have insurance or who are choosing to not use their insurance, an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
*You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate" for the total expected cost of any non-
emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs,
equipment, and hospital fees.
*Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least one
business day before any medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider,
and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or
service.
*If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute
the bill.
*Make sure to save a copy of the Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about
your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises
***While it is difficult to estimate approximately how many therapy sessions you will need prior to a formal meeting, in accordance with the Good Faith Estimate, your initial session fee is $215.00 for a 60-minute meeting. You and your provider will determine the estimated length and cost of treatment during this initial session and you will be provided with a written estimate at that time.***