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Angela Carroll

Angela Carroll, LCSW

Therapist in Montana

Empathetic, practical support for steady change

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3 years of experience listed

LCSW professional credentials

English languages

  • Strengths focused
  • Practical homework
  • Warm and validating

About Angela

Angela Carroll is a Montana-based licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with three years of experience. She emphasizes partnership and steady progress, meeting people where they are and helping them take the next step. Her tone is warm and direct, aimed at people who want practical support and encouragement.

She draws on client-centered work that focuses on each person's strengths. She also uses cognitive-behavioral and dialectical-behavioral ideas, plus emotion-focused tools and Gottman Method techniques for relationship concerns. Those approaches guide clear, hands-on strategies rather than long, abstract talk.

Sessions are interactive and validating. Angela often offers short exercises, worksheets, and homework so people can practice skills between meetings. She sometimes suggests books, apps, or creative activities like writing or movement to help ideas stick.

Angela has experience with a wide range of problems, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep struggles, anger, and self esteem. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and major life transitions.

Her military background includes eight years of active duty in the U.S. Navy, and she has worked with concerns related to veteran and armed forces issues. Angela frames treatment plans around what matters most to each person and adjusts strategies as goals change.

Her approach aims to be respectful and practical. If someone prefers concrete tools and steady encouragement, she offers a collaborative path toward clearer coping, improved relationships, and stronger self regard.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered work focuses on what matters to the person and on building a trusting, respectful relationship. It helps when someone wants their goals and values to drive the process. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for anger, relationship strain, and intense mood swings.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities to decide which methods to try first. Plans can change as progress is made and needs shift, and the therapist will check in regularly about what is or isn't working.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats with the therapist before booking because the profile does not list specific options. An online arrangement can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It also makes it simpler to use digital worksheets, share links to exercises, and try app-based homework between meetings. Licensed professionals offer these practical benefits while working to tailor tools and pacing to each person's life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsInfidelityMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

3+ years

Credentials

Montana

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and self esteem concerns, plus relationship and intimacy issues and major life changes.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is interactive, validating, empathetic, and warm, with a focus on strengths and practical steps people can try between sessions.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She is a licensed clinical social worker with three years of practice and served eight years on active duty in the U.S. Navy, which informs her perspective.

Which credentials and where is she based?

She holds an LCSW and practices in Montana.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.

How are fees and payments 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?

Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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