Angelique (Gigi) Tsontos, LCSW, LSCSW

About Angelique

Angelique (Gigi) Tsontos is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience. She practices in Kansas and focuses on helping people manage relationship and family challenges, career changes, and major life transitions. Gigi keeps sessions straightforward and practical so parents can quickly see how therapy might fit into their busy lives.

Her work often centers on communication problems and attachment concerns that affect daily family life. She also supports people facing workplace stress, questions about sexuality, and the emotional fallout from trauma or abuse.

Background and approach

Parents navigating adoption and foster care issues or coping with grief and loss may find her approach grounded and steady. Gigi uses methods that help clients make change now rather than only talking about problems. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and build new habits.

Solution-Focused Therapy helps set small, doable goals for the next week or month. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person. Gigi aims to create a clear plan so families can practice new skills between meetings.

She also uses Narrative Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help clients reframe their story and find motivation to change. Her training includes the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW, and the Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker - LSCSW. Gigi works with people in English and accepts international clients, offering a range of online session formats to fit different schedules.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person in the room and emphasizes listening, empathy, and respect to help people find their own answers. This approach is useful when someone needs space to process identity, midlife questions, or relationship struggles.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, test new behaviors, and reduce anxiety, stress, or depression through practical exercises.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find internal reasons to change. It is brief and focused on building commitment, which can help with addictions, workplace changes, or making major life decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and real-world constraints to recommend methods that fit each person. Treatment is collaborative and can shift over time as needs change.

Online therapy offers practical advantages for busy families and people with tight schedules. Video calls let sessions feel more like in-person meetings, phone sessions provide flexibility, and live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins and coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain continuity and practice new skills in day-to-day 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.

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.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she address related to family life?

She works with relationship and family challenges, communication problems, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and domestic violence among other family-related topics.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and steps clients can try between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience working with people through life transitions, trauma, workplace stress, and women's issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials with CA LCSW 27861 and KS LSCSW LSCSW 05780, and she practices in Kansas.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available online?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs and payment 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 according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Career difficulties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 15 years
Licensed: Kansas, California
Languages: English

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