Angela Simbro
Compassionate trauma-informed clinical social worker
- Credentials
- LSCSW, LCSW
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Angela
Angela Simbro is a licensed social worker practicing in Missouri. She uses a trauma-informed perspective and begins by meeting people where they are. Sessions focus on safety and practical steps to reduce stress and anxiety.
She aims to make conversations clear and supportive for those seeking help with life challenges. Angela blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs. She often draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness practices.
Background and approach
Somatic work and psychoeducation are commonly used alongside talk therapy to help people notice patterns and learn new skills. Her background includes training in trauma-focused methods, EMDR, ADHD systems and support, motivational interviewing, and clinical wellness coaching. She also has experience with safety planning and Zero Suicide intervention.
Those trainings inform how she builds treatment plans and supports recovery. Angela commonly helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, motivation, and grief. She also addresses issues related to addictions, relationships, and mood disorders.
She describes her style as respectful and compassionate, and she adapts plans to each person’s situation. With six years of professional experience, Angela offers practical tools and structured plans alongside a strengths-based outlook. She encourages small, achievable steps and ongoing collaboration on goals.
Taking the first step is hard, and she aims to make it easier for people to begin that work.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing patterns of thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms and teach coping skills. It is commonly used for depression, anxiety, and mood issues.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps and what does not, keeping the client involved in decisions.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to stay connected during life changes. The variety of formats also lets people use shorter check-ins or longer sessions depending on need and comfort.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Kansas
- Languages
- English
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