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Angela Avery

Angela Avery

LMHC

Florida

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In their wordsExperienced LMHC focusing on practical support

Key details

Credentials
LMHC
License
LMHC, Florida / MH9279
NPI
1104091925
Experience
22 years
Languages
English
Location
Florida

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

  • Strengths based
  • Collaborative care
  • Practical tools

About Angela

Angela Avery is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. She brings 22 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and grief. She listens with patience and helps clients find practical steps forward.

Her work focuses on building on a person's strengths. She helps people identify what matters most and then sets realistic goals to get there. Sessions often involve talking through difficult feelings and practicing new ways to respond to stress and conflict.

Angela uses a collaborative, warm style. She encourages clients to move at a comfortable pace and to test small changes between sessions. This can include trying new communication habits, skills for managing intense emotions, or rethinking unhelpful thoughts.

Her clinical approach draws from attachment-based ideas, client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing. Those methods are used to address issues such as trauma, intimacy-related concerns, caregiver stress, and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.

People working with Angela can expect straightforward talk, practical tools, and steady support. She aims to help clients increase confidence, reduce overwhelming emotions, and strengthen relationships with clearer communication. To begin, she asks clients to describe their goals so sessions can be shaped around real needs.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and behavior. It helps people notice patterns in close relationships and try new ways of connecting. Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience and goals, using active listening to help people find their own answers. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact, and uses skill-building to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose methods and adapt them as progress is made, so the work fits each person's needs and pace.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for this practice. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up between visits through platform tools when those are offered. It also supports short check-ins, skill practice between sessions, and coaching on communication or emotion-regulation strategies that translate into daily routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can Angela help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, grief, self-esteem problems, anger, and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm, supportive, and collaborative. Sessions focus on listening, practical steps, and building on a person's strengths.

How much experience does she have?

Angela has 22 years of experience working with people facing a wide range of life challenges and emotional concerns.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - licensed in Florida and practices there.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

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