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Online therapist

Angela Sheffler

Warm, practical support for families and parenting

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Angela

Angela Sheffler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Missouri. She brings eight years of experience in the mental health field and has worked in settings such as residential care, acute inpatient units, in-home services, and schools. Angela has focused much of her work on anxiety, major life changes, and trauma or abuse history.

She also has experience with depression, intellectual disability, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her approach is collaborative and down to earth.

Background and approach

She views clients as the experts on their own lives and positions herself as someone who walks alongside them. Sessions are warm and validating, with practical skills shared in straightforward ways. Angela often teaches mindfulness exercises and calming techniques that clients can use between sessions.

She places attention on family dynamics and parenting concerns as part of her practice. Communication skills and confidence-building are regular parts of her work with individuals and families. She emphasizes steady progress and realistic practice rather than quick fixes.

Angela has spent recent years supporting LGBTQ clients and includes affirming care in her work. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns and helps people who feel isolated or overwhelmed by life transitions. Her background across multiple service settings informs a flexible, problem-solving style.

Messages are typically checked and answered during the week; she steps away from messaging from Friday at 4 pm until Monday morning for family time. The focus in sessions is on practical tools, gentle skill-building, and steady healing at the client’s pace.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and trust. In sessions this looks like talking through relationship patterns, safety in connections, and building stronger ways to relate to family and close others.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person receiving care and lets their priorities guide the work. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps clients find their own answers for parenting, identity, or life transition concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Angela will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a client’s goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean mixing attachment ideas with skill-based exercises, and changing course if something isn’t helpful.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy families and parents. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions remove barriers when video isn’t possible, and live chat or text-based messaging make brief check-ins easier. These flexible options can help fit treatment into school schedules, work routines, or caregiving responsibilities.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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 concerns does Angela commonly address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting and family issues, relationship and intimacy challenges, ADHD, and related areas such as attachment and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is caring, validating, and down to earth. She emphasizes practical skills like mindfulness and communication and works alongside clients rather than directing them.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has eight years in the mental health field and has worked in residential, acute inpatient, in-home, and school settings supporting children, teens, adults, and families.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Missouri with license number MO LCSW 2021008476.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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
8 years
Licensed
Missouri
Languages
English

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