Angela Carroll, LCSW

Angela Carroll is a licensed clinical social worker who brings a compassionate, practical approach to therapy. She combines professional training with a down-to-earth style to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, addiction, trauma, sleep concerns, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem struggles and career-related matters. With three years of clinical experience and prior service of eight years on active duty in the U.S. Navy, she offers perspective shaped by both clinical work and life experience.

She is licensed in Montana as a clinical social worker and also works as a licensed addiction counselor. As a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - she focuses on assessment, treatment planning and therapies that build skills and resilience. Her practice has included support for blended family dynamics, caregiver and cancer-related stress, codependency, communication and infidelity issues, domestic violence, substance use concerns, mood disorders, veteran and armed forces issues, and other family of origin or relationship problems.

Her counseling style is interactive, validating, empathetic and warm. She uses a client-centered, strengths-based framework and integrates cognitive-behavioral and dialectical-behavioral techniques along with psychoeducation and mindfulness. Treatment plans are individualized, and she offers optional homework like books, worksheets, apps, or creative activities such as exercise, art and writing to reinforce progress between sessions.

Clients interested in flexible session formats can connect via video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. She welcomes those ready to take a next step and works collaboratively to set goals and choose interventions that fit each person’s needs.

Approaches for Online Healing and Practical Change

Angela Carroll uses client-centered therapy to build a collaborative relationship where the client’s goals and values guide the work; this approach emphasizes empathy, respect and tailoring sessions to the individual’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is effective for issues like anxiety, depression and stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with intense emotions, relationship challenges and patterns of impulsive behavior.

Determining the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Angela works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, try interventions and adjust the plan so treatment aligns with goals, preferences and day-to-day realities.

Online therapy formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and increase access for those in rural areas. Licensed professionals can deliver many evidence-based techniques through these modalities, helping clients practice skills between sessions and maintain continuity of care despite scheduling or location constraints.