Angela Carroll , LCSW

Angela Carroll is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and a licensed addiction counselor practicing in Montana. She brings a background that includes eight years of active duty service in the U.S. Navy and a commitment to helping people navigate difficult life transitions and mental health concerns. Her experience spans depression, anxiety, trauma, chemical dependency, crisis management, parenting challenges, domestic violence, anger issues, and relationship difficulties.

Her counseling style is interactive, warm, validating, and empathetic, grounded in the belief that every person deserves respect, compassion, and sensitivity. She uses a client-centered, strengths-based framework and blends cognitive-behavioral and dialectical-behavioral techniques with psychoeducation and mindfulness to shape treatment plans that match each person’s unique needs. Angela encourages practical skills and learning between sessions, offering optional homework such as books, workbooks, worksheets, smartphone tools, or creative activities like exercise, art, and writing.

Sessions are tailored to the individual, with collaborative goal-setting and adaptable strategies to support recovery, healthier relationships, and improved coping. Angela aims to walk alongside clients through change and growth, offering steady encouragement and practical tools. She is accepting new clients and is ready to support those prepared to take the next step toward wellness.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the individual's goals and perspectives, offering a supportive space where the therapist follows the client's lead and helps build self-awareness and personal strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines skill-building in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, often benefiting people struggling with intense emotions, relationship problems, or patterns of self-destructive behavior.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Angela works collaboratively with clients to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they assess progress and adapt techniques so therapy remains relevant and effective for each person.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how and when sessions happen, with options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow consistent access to licensed professionals and therapists from different locations, supporting continuity of care and practical convenience.