Angela "Angie" Lester, LCSW, CSW - Therapist in Georgia

About Angela

Angela "Angie" Lester is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Georgia. She brings seven years of experience in mental health and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and addictions. Angie uses direct, practical support and aims to make sessions feel respectful and compassionate for each person.

Her approach is goal-oriented and focused on real-life steps clients can try between meetings. She has worked with people affected by trauma and emotional or physical abuse.

Background and approach

Angie also supports those coping with grief, intimacy questions, parenting challenges, career shifts, compassion fatigue, and attention-related concerns. Her background includes work with mood and personality disorders, panic attacks, and issues tied to military or first responder experiences. Angie draws from several evidence-based methods.

She integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - which helps people clarify values and build psychological flexibility - with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for practical skill building. Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are used when stronger emotion regulation skills are needed. Sessions are adapted to individual needs and goals.

Angie personalizes treatment plans and focuses on clear strategies clients can use between sessions. She emphasizes collaboration and straightforward feedback during work together. As a Georgia LCSW, Angie combines hands-on clinical experience with a client-centered stance.

People who prefer a direct, solution-minded therapist often find her style accessible and useful.

Practical approaches for online care

Angela integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when feelings are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and building coping skills that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

She treats therapeutic approach as a conversation. Together the therapist and client review goals, try approaches, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to find techniques that fit the person’s life and priorities.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options let people connect around work, family, or other obligations and keep momentum between meetings. The variety of formats supports different needs, whether someone prefers real-time talk or shorter check-ins by message.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and career concerns, and other emotional challenges listed in her profile.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is direct and solutions focused with a respectful, non-judgmental tone. Sessions emphasize practical steps and skills clients can apply between meetings.

What training and experience does she have?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has seven years of experience working in mental health settings.

Where is she licensed to practice?

She is licensed in Georgia as LCSW and also holds CSW status with licence code GA LCSW CSW007600.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are therapy costs handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Georgia
Languages: English

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