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Online therapist

Angela Schuckhardt

Guiding steady change for everyday family challenges

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Angela

Angela Schuckhardt is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship or parenting concerns. She speaks plainly and listens carefully to understand what matters most to each person. Her sessions focus on practical steps and clearer communication rather than long lectures or jargon.

Angela practices from New York and brings 11 years of clinical experience to her work. She uses client-centered methods to tailor sessions to individual needs.

Background and approach

That means the person in front of her helps set goals and pace. Angela also draws on emotionally-focused therapy to address attachment patterns and relational pain. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help with grounding and managing intense feelings.

Her approach includes motivational interviewing and narrative therapy to untangle unhelpful stories and find motivation for change. These methods are useful for issues like addiction, codependency, body image struggles, and coping with life transitions. Sessions often involve short-term problem solving alongside deeper emotional work.

Angela pays attention to family dynamics and parenting concerns when those topics come up. She also addresses grief, caregiver stress, eating and sleeping problems, and the effects of trauma. The work aims to build small, steady changes rather than overnight fixes.

Practical matters are discussed directly in sessions, including communication tools, coping strategies, and steps to try between meetings. The emphasis is on collaboration, clear goals, and measurable progress over time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. The therapist offers empathy, reflection, and simple feedback so people can set their own goals and move at their own pace. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps identify patterns in close relationships and guides people to express and respond to feelings in healthier ways; it is often used for attachment wounds and relationship pain. Mindfulness therapy teaches short practices to calm the body and notice thoughts without judgment, which can reduce reactivity and help with anxiety and stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and can adjust the plan as therapy progresses so it fits the person’s life and needs.

Online therapy offers practical benefits like easier scheduling and fewer travel needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, while phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging provide flexibility for busy days or quick check-ins. These options make it easier to keep consistent work on communication, parenting strategies, coping skills, and emotional processing without major disruption to daily life.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and parenting issues, plus concerns like addiction, grief, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a warm, client-centered style that keeps sessions practical and goal oriented while also addressing emotions and relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience as a practicing clinician in New York.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with NY LCSW 087230 and practices in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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