Angela Simbro

Compassionate trauma-informed licensed social worker

LSCSW, LCSW Missouri

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Angela

Angela Simbro is a licensed social worker practicing in Missouri who focuses on meeting people where they are and helping them build practical coping skills. With six years of clinical experience, she emphasizes a trauma-informed perspective and begins care by assessing safety and immediate needs.

Background and approach

Her work often includes psychoeducation and somatic techniques alongside conversational therapy to support clients through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, motivation and self-esteem concerns. Her approach blends evidence-based methods to suit each person’s circumstances rather than applying a single model.

Angela commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with Acceptance and Commitment techniques, behavioral activation, and elements drawn from family systems and expressive arts when appropriate. She also integrates wellness coaching, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused practices into individualized treatment plans.

Angela aims to create a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate atmosphere while tailoring interventions to the client’s goals and strengths.

Online approaches that fit your goals

Angela integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work to address patterns of thinking and promote values-driven action. CBT focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression, while ACT emphasizes acceptance of difficult feelings and committed steps toward meaningful life goals. Both approaches lend themselves to practical exercises, homework, and skill-building that translate well to remote sessions.

She also uses Client-Centered principles to create a collaborative and empathetic therapeutic relationship, allowing clients to guide the pace and focus of care. Determining the best combination of strategies is a shared process; the therapist will work together with each client to tailor an approach based on individual needs, goals, and comfort with different techniques.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and practice skills between sessions while the therapist supports progress through homework, coaching, and ongoing collaboration.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Angela commonly address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career challenges, bipolar disorder, depression, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her practice is trauma-informed and person-centered, using a mix of modalities such as CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, Gottman-informed techniques, and motivational interviewing to match client needs and preferences.

How much clinical experience does she have?

The therapist has six years of professional clinical experience working in high-level practice settings and with varied therapeutic approaches.

What credentials and where is she licensed?

She is credentialed as LSCSW and LCSW with licensing details KS LSCSW LSCSW 07065 and MO LCSW 2021032925, and she practices in Missouri.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Services are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for online care?

Clients can connect via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and scheduling.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are offered through a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteem ADHD

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Missouri, Kansas

Languages

English