Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Angel works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Oregon, Washington
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Angel
Angel Damara is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, and addictions. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, relationship pain, sleep problems, attention concerns, and career or life transitions. Angel works in Oregon and uses practical, straightforward methods in sessions.
She favors short, clear steps clients can try between meetings. Sessions often focus on skills to lower intense emotions, improve communication, and rebuild trust with oneself.
Background and approach
Angel describes her style as warm and direct, with attention to the whole person including spiritual beliefs when that matters to the client. Her background includes long clinical experience in mental health and addictions. She has worked with people dealing with trauma, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, and the mental health consequences of hardship.
That history shapes a steady, grounded approach to difficult problems. Angel draws on a mix of therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and client-centered conversations. These tools are used in practical ways - for example learning new habits, changing unhelpful thinking, and building healthier relationships.
Clients can expect someone who listens, asks clear questions, and helps set realistic goals. Angel encourages collaboration so each person finds what fits their life and values. She aims to help people make small changes that lead to more calm, clarity, and purpose.
What Angel works with
Everything Angel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Angel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Angel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, anger, and finding direction after big changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change patterns that feed depression, anxiety, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) gives concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress without acting on harmful impulses.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Angel will talk with each person about goals, past experience with therapy, and what feels most helpful. She mixes approaches as needed so treatment matches real-life needs rather than fitting a label.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and learning new skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for short check-ins, homework support, and ongoing coaching between appointments. These options help fit therapy into work, family, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Angel
What concerns does Angel help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and many related life challenges.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on skills, clear goals, and exploring values alongside emotional support.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
Angel has 17 years in mental and behavioral health, including work with trauma, chronic pain, addictions, and other complex cases.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Oregon.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.