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Online therapist

Angela Kazmierczak

Skilled New York LCSW-R focused on family needs

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Credentials
LCSW-R
Experience
21 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Angela

Angela Kazmierczak is a licensed social worker in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, and relationship or family concerns. She has 21 years of experience supporting clients through grief, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. Angela uses practical, clear strategies so people can manage mood, cope with change, and rebuild self-esteem.

Her work often addresses complicated issues like bipolar symptoms, ADHD, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, and separation or divorce. Sessions focus on concrete steps clients can try between meetings to see real change. Angela draws from Client-Centered Therapy to make sessions feel respectful and focused on each person’s goals.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing are part of her toolbox when people want to build awareness and strengthen motivation. In conversation she aims to listen without judgment and help clients choose small, manageable next steps.

People who work with her often plan practical experiments, practice new habits, and revisit what is or isn’t working. She frames therapy as an active process where insight meets everyday change. Angela maintains professional credentials as LCSW-R (New York license number 088586) and offers sessions in English for those located in New York.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s goals at the center of each session and relies on careful listening and validation to help clients find their own path. This approach supports people who need a respectful space to clarify values and priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical changes in behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress by breaking problems into specific steps and exercises.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. Those techniques can help with anger, impulsivity, and mood swings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Angela collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, test tools between meetings, and check in without traveling. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, review homework, and support steady 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 kinds of problems does she address?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, anger, career concerns, depression, and a wide range of relationship and family matters.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and practical. Sessions focus on listening, setting goals, and trying concrete steps between meetings.
What is her background and experience?
She has 21 years of professional experience as a licensed social worker helping people through mood concerns, life changes, and family stresses.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LCSW-R licensure in New York with license number NY LCSW-R 088586 and practices from New York.
Which languages are supported and are international clients possible?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does payment or cost work?
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 the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.

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Experience
21 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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