- Emotional regulation skills
- Trauma focused tools
- CBT and DBT techniques
About Angela
Angela Dockins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 16 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addiction, and related struggles such as self-esteem and grief.
She focuses on emotional regulation and the patterns that lead to behaviors people later regret. Angela helps people notice how thoughts and feelings connect to actions, then break those cycles into small steps. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented in plain language rather than jargon.
Her background includes work with trauma-related problems such as abandonment, neglect, and different forms of abuse. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, first responder strain, gender dysphoria, and addiction-related issues. These topics often appear alongside problems with sleep, impulsivity, isolation, or relationship strain.
Clinically, Angela uses approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She draws on those methods to teach skills for managing strong emotions and for processing traumatic memories when appropriate.
When someone begins work with her, the first step is to name the most pressing trouble and break it into realistic, concrete steps. Progress is tracked in regular sessions and adjusted as needed so the work stays focused and doable.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking actions that align with personal values. It can help with anger that stems from ongoing frustration or avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to test and change thinking patterns that trigger angry responses. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds clear emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for people who experience intense emotional reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which method or combination feels most useful based on the person’s goals and what they notice in early sessions. That collaborative process may shift as skills are learned and problems change.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, virtual sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use skills learned between meetings in real time. The therapist will discuss how to structure sessions so they fit practical needs while focusing on emotion regulation and trauma processing where relevant.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of problems does she address related to anger?
She helps people who lose their temper, hold long‑term resentment, or live with someone else’s intense anger. Anger is listed alongside stress, trauma, addiction, and relationship concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal-focused, using plain talk and stepwise plans. She works to teach emotional regulation and break unhelpful behavior patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience as a therapist working with emotion regulation, trauma, and related issues.
What credential and location does she hold?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options with the provider before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.