Angela Ellison, LPC - Therapist in Alabama

About Angela

Angela Ellison is a licensed professional counselor who offers support to people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and self-esteem struggles. She practices in Alabama and brings a calm, straightforward style. Parents and caregivers often find her practical guidance helpful when daily pressures feel overwhelming.

She uses clear, evidence-based methods to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Sessions focus on small, achievable steps that fit into busy lives.

Background and approach

Angela also incorporates conversation about values and faith when clients want that perspective included. Her work includes attention to relationship and intimacy concerns, communication problems, and caregiver stress. She supports people who face mood disorders, bipolar challenges, and issues like social anxiety or ADHD-related struggles.

Conversations cover concrete skills for sleep, anger, and coping with life transitions. Therapy with Angela often looks like setting simple goals, practicing new ways of responding, and checking progress together. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to keep work focused and practical.

Her style aims to be steady and encouraging while addressing real-life needs. Clients who prefer plain language and a faith-informed perspective can expect straightforward guidance and regular steps to try between sessions. The goal is clearer thinking, better day-to-day coping, and more confidence in handling life’s challenges.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice and change thoughts and actions that make problems worse. Online sessions use conversation and practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving for issues like anxiety, depression, sleep, and mood swings.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on the client's own reasons for change. In short, the therapist asks open questions and listens to help people find their own motivation for steps like improving communication or reducing stress. This approach works well when someone feels stuck or unsure how to begin.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Angela will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then she will suggest strategies and adjust them based on what feels useful and doable for that person in everyday life.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings. The formats also allow for short check-ins or longer conversations depending on what the client needs, making care more accessible for people balancing family, work, and other responsibilities.

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.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can I bring to therapy?

She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting stress, sleep problems, anger, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and caregiver fatigue.

What is her general therapy style?

Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, using clear tools to change thoughts and behaviors and to set small, manageable steps between meetings.

What training and background does she have?

Angela is a licensed professional counselor with three years of clinical experience working with mood and relationship-related concerns.

Where is she licensed to practice?

She is licensed in Alabama as an LPC with license number AL LPC LPC04925.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Licensed: Alabama
Languages: English

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