- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Montana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Angela
Angela Dailey is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience in rural Montana. She brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. Her style aims to be straightforward and useful for everyday life.
She learned early in her career to address a wide range of problems because rural practice often requires treating many different issues. That background includes work with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, and attention-deficit challenges.
Background and approach
Angela adapts her approach to fit each person's needs rather than following a single formula. Angela also teaches college-level psychology and sociology, and she uses that teaching background to explain ideas clearly during sessions. She wrote a book called “Cooking to Cure, A nutritional approach to anxiety and depression,” which connects meal choices to mood and energy.
Nutrition, movement, and social connection are topics she discusses as part of a larger plan for well-being. When facing big life changes she emphasizes practical problem-solving and building coping skills. Sessions often include concrete steps clients can try between meetings.
The goal is to leave people feeling more capable and resilient. Angela offers several ways to meet, including video, phone, chat, and text messaging. She will work with each person to find formats and strategies that fit their schedule and goals.
What Angela works with
Everything Angela lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Angela helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
Angela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and tailors them to each person's situation. One common focus is practical behavioral work that looks at daily routines, habits, and small changes that affect mood and stress. This helps with anxiety, depression, and coping during life transitions.She also emphasizes lifestyle and nutrition as part of treatment, drawing on research about how food, exercise, and social connection influence mental health. Those discussions often include straightforward meal and activity suggestions to support mood and energy. A third element is problem-solving work that breaks big issues into manageable steps so people can try solutions between sessions.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose methods and adjust them as progress is made.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can be a shorter check-in or ongoing support. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and communication styles.
Questions people ask about Angela
What concerns does Angela commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, anger, career stress, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and eclectic, matching strategies to each person's needs and focusing on usable tools for daily life.
What kind of background does she bring to sessions?
She has 30 years of clinical experience in rural Montana and previously directed services at a mental health center before moving into independent practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential MT LCSW, which indicates a licensed clinical social worker in Montana, and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
In what formats can sessions be scheduled?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's available times.
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