- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Angela
Angela Fleischer is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of professional experience in Oregon. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting, career changes, and LGBT issues. Angela aims to make the first step easier for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.
Her approach is direct and practical. She creates a calm space where clients can name what feels hard and try different ways to cope.
Background and approach
Sessions often include talking through responses to stress, developing clearer communication skills, and building strategies to manage anxiety or flashbacks. Angela brings a long history of work with survivors of sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and childhood sexual abuse. She has also supported people with post-traumatic stress symptoms, including first responders and medical workers.
That experience informs how she listens and plans next steps with each person. Outside clinical work she serves in leadership and advisory roles on campus policy, sexual assault response, and community boards. Those roles keep her connected to practical systems and resources that can matter for recovery and safety.
In sessions she combines empathy with clear guidance. Parents often seek help around communication, boundaries, and the stress of caregiving. Angela works with each person to set realistic goals and practice small changes that fit daily life.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches and flexible online care
Angela uses evidence-based techniques that help people manage stress, process trauma, and improve relationships. One common approach is trauma-informed care, which focuses on understanding how past hurt affects current reactions and building steps to reduce reactivity and shame. Another frequent method emphasizes practical coping skills for anxiety and panic - learning breathing and grounding techniques, testing small behavior changes, and adding routines that ease daily stress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and how they respond in early sessions. That conversation guides adjustments over time so treatment stays relevant and useful.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a brief check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for people who prefer shorter, flexible exchanges or want to reflect in writing between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different schedules.
Questions people ask about Angela
What kinds of concerns are addressed?
Services cover stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting questions, career changes, LGBT concerns, and related challenges listed in the profile.
How would a typical session feel?
The style is calm and straightforward. Sessions focus on naming problems, practicing tools, and planning next steps that fit everyday life.
What background does the therapist have?
She has ten years of professional experience and extensive work with survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence and people living with post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
Angela holds an LCSW license in Oregon and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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