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Angela Kazmierczak

Angela Kazmierczak

LCSW-R · New York

Practical support for life transitions and relationships

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  • Compassionate listening
  • Skills focused
  • Goal oriented

About Angela

Angela Kazmierczak is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of experience in New York. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She also supports those dealing with relationship strains, career questions, grief, and difficulties tied to adoption and foster care.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Sessions focus on practical steps, clear goals, and learning skills that can be used between meetings. She listens closely and tailors strategies to each person’s situation.

Angela uses a mix of approaches drawn from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness-based tools. That means clients can expect both reflective conversation and concrete techniques to manage emotions and thoughts. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused ideas are used when people want to move toward specific changes.

Typical work includes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, building emotion regulation skills, and setting small, achievable goals. She also addresses issues like caregiver stress, commitment worries, and feelings of emptiness with practical coping strategies. Sessions aim to leave people clearer and more able to act on what matters to them.

Angela’s approach emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s pace. She invites curiosity about values and purpose while offering down-to-earth tools for everyday struggles.

Approaches that translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, accepting space where the person sets the pace and topics. It helps people who need time to reflect and feel heard before making changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with clear exercises and practice. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into manageable steps.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Those tools can help when feelings feel overwhelming or impulsive behavior gets in the way of goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Angela will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean mixing conversation-based, skills-focused, and mindfulness practices over time.

If you plan to use online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since specific options were not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people use mindfulness or homework exercises in real-world settings between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Credentials

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can Angela help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, caregiver stress, and concerns related to adoption and foster care among other areas.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style blends warm, client-centered conversation with practical techniques. Sessions mix listening, skill teaching, and goal planning to address immediate concerns and longer-term change.

What is her professional background?

She has 21 years of clinical experience working in New York. That experience covers mood-related concerns, life transitions, and workplace and relationship stress.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the LCSW-R credential and practices in New York.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats were not specified in the provided profile.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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