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Angela Hastings

Supportive social worker and practical coach

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Credentials
LMSW
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Angela

Angela Hastings is a licensed social worker in Michigan with 12 years of clinical experience. She uses a warm, interactive approach and aims to build a positive working relationship where clients set the pace and goals. Her style often resembles coaching and mentoring, so sessions may feel practical and collaborative rather than strictly formal.

She focuses on common parenting and family concerns as well as stress, anxiety, grief, and depression.

Background and approach

Other areas she addresses include addictions, relationship struggles, anger, career issues, and compassion fatigue. She also works with body image, eating and food-related issues, self-harm, and related concerns. Her therapy draws on client-centered methods so the person’s values and choices guide the work.

She frequently uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help with emotions, thinking patterns, and coping skills. Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are added when useful to teach concrete tools and short-term goals. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented.

Angela aims to meet clients where they are in terms of faith and relationships and to support them without judgment. She describes her role as coming alongside clients to mentor, coach, and offer practical strategies. Parents reading on a phone should know she keeps language simple and focuses on small, achievable steps.

Her approach is adaptable so sessions can shift between problem-solving, skills practice, and emotional support depending on what the client needs that day.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Angela often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify goals, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and try new behaviors. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead so sessions reflect the person’s values and pace. CBT teaches practical steps for changing patterns that maintain anxiety, depression, or difficult habits.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT tools can be useful for strong emotions, impulsivity, and relationship struggles by offering concrete practices to reduce reactivity and improve coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend methods that fit. Decisions about techniques and the pace of change are collaborative so clients stay in control of the process.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, allow follow-up between meetings, and provide flexibility when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can use these formats to offer ongoing support, teach skills, and track progress over time.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. Other focuses include addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting, eating and body image concerns, self-harm, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and a bit like coaching. Sessions are collaborative and aimed at setting clear goals and practical steps.
What is her background and experience?
She is a licensed social worker with 12 years of clinical experience working with crisis intervention, chronic anxiety and depression, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMSW with license number MI LMSW 6801095800 and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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