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Angela Medina

Angela Medina, LPC

Texas

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Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships

  • CBT methods
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Mindfulness skills

About Angela

Angela Medina is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, and parenting strain. Angela supports adults with relationship and family concerns, ADHD, addictions, grief, and life transitions.

She takes a direct, person-focused approach in session. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented. She listens for patterns that keep problems active and helps people try different responses. Sessions aim to reduce reactivity, improve communication, and build clearer coping plans.

Angela blends several evidence-informed methods rather than relying on a single technique. She uses client-centered ideas to keep sessions collaborative, cognitive-behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and trauma-focused methods when past harm affects current feelings. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are added to teach concrete skills and quick coping steps.

Her work can include coaching-style guidance to clarify goals and small experiments to test new behaviors. She pays attention to cultural and family background when making suggestions. Sessions may involve learning breathing or grounding skills, practicing different ways to respond in stressful moments, and planning more helpful routines.

Angela offers services in English and Spanish for people living in Texas. Before scheduling, clients follow the site's process to match and book a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Angela uses evidence-based approaches online

Angela draws heavily on cognitive-behavioral therapy to help people notice thought and behavior patterns that increase anger or anxiety. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them with small experiments, and practicing alternative responses that reduce reactivity.

She also uses trauma-focused methods when past harm affects current feelings and behavior. That approach focuses on understanding how past events shape present reactions and on building coping skills to lessen distress. Mindfulness techniques are used to develop present-moment awareness, slow down automatic reactions, and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Angela will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set short-term goals, try practical exercises between sessions, and adjust plans based on what helps most.

Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, shorten check-ins during busy days, and allow work on skills between meetings without extra travel. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to an online setting so progress continues across appointments.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English, Spanish

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and family issues, and related life changes.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a collaborative, client-centered style with practical, goal-focused work. Sessions combine cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness, solution-focused, and trauma-focused strategies.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 15 years of experience as a counselor working with adults on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices there.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Can people living outside the US work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

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

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.

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