Angela Schumacher, LICSW, LCSW
Compassionate social worker for anger and relationships
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
How Angela works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- West Virginia, Alaska
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Angela
Angela Schumacher is a licensed social worker who helps people manage strong emotions and improve important relationships. She holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential in West Virginia and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in Alaska, and brings 13 years of clinical experience to her work. She often supports people dealing with anger and relationship strain.
She also helps with trauma and abuse, LGBTQ concerns, parenting stress, and related issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, guilt, and isolation.
Background and approach
In sessions she aims to make conversation straightforward and nonjudgmental. She listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps clients name patterns that get in the way. Together they set clear, practical goals that feel doable between sessions.
Angela uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. That can include attachment-focused ideas to repair trust, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage intense feelings. Her background includes work across clinical settings over more than a decade.
She draws on that experience when helping people sort through panic, mood struggles, post-traumatic stress, caregiver strain, and communication problems. The emphasis is on steady progress and learning tools that can be used in everyday life.
What Angela works with
Everything Angela lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Angela's practice.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Women's issues
Approaches Angela lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds affect present relationships. It helps people see patterns in trust and closeness, and guides conversations to repair and rebuild connection.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches simple experiments and new behaviors to reduce panic, shift mood, and manage anger in everyday situations.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and the therapist work together to decide which techniques feel most helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversation and working through relationship material. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Messaging and live chat let people share updates between sessions and get coaching on skills as issues come up. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Angela
What types of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Sessions can address anger, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and LGBTQ-related concerns, along with related issues like panic, mood problems, and loneliness.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Therapy is conversational and goal-focused, emphasizing listening, reflection, and practical skills. Techniques from attachment work, CBT, DBT, and emotionally-focused approaches are used to fit each person.
What kind of professional background does the therapist have?
The therapist has 13 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and supporting people with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She holds a WV LICSW in West Virginia and an AK LCSW in Alaska, and is listed as practicing from West Virginia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported for online sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are focused on clients within applicable jurisdictions.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.