Angela Williams, LMHC - Therapist in New York

Focus on sleep
Values-based tools
Ten years experience

About Angela

Angela Williams is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, sleep problems, relationship strain, and mood concerns. She writes plainly and listens carefully so clients can talk about what brought them to counseling. Her aim is to provide a steady, nonjudgmental place to sort through next steps and set realistic goals.

Angela draws on ten years of clinical experience in New York. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change day-to-day habits. She also uses acceptance and commitment approaches to help people clarify their values and build manageable routines that support better rest and coping.

Attachment-based work and client-centered methods shape how she meets people in session. That means paying attention to relationship patterns, offering consistent support, and adjusting pace to each person’s needs. Sessions include straightforward skills, chances to process painful experiences, and planning for better sleep and daily structure.

Her background includes direct work with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, grief, parenting stress, and LGBTQ issues. Personal experience with loss, parenting, and family members who have faced mental health and addiction challenges influences her practical, empathetic style.

People who want clear tools, gentle accountability, and a calm space to look at sleep and rest as part of mental health may find her approach helpful. To begin, readers can use the site Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and identify the values that matter most. It can be useful for anxiety, sleep disruption, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and sleep habits interact and offers small, practical steps to shift routines and mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match the person's goals, strengths, and daily life. That choice can change over time as progress and needs evolve.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since they are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports continuity of care when life events disrupt in-person visits. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques for remote sessions by using exercises, sleep planning, and behavior experiments that fit into a client's home routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purpose Midlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Angela address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, eating issues, sleep and rest problems, and many related concerns.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Sessions are practical and collaborative. She mixes skills-based work with space to talk about feelings and life events.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Angela has about ten years of experience working in mental health settings and community care in New York.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - practicing in New York.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How are sessions scheduled and what formats are used?

Please confirm current session options before booking by using the Start Therapy flow, as session formats are not specified here.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.