- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Angela
Angela Kieler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with parents who are juggling stress, mood concerns, behavioral questions, and the everyday strain of raising children. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at making day-to-day parenting easier to manage.
She uses clear, straightforward methods that help people notice what matters most and act on it. That can look like learning new ways to respond to a child's behavior, building routines that reduce anxiety, or finding words to talk about trauma and grief.
Background and approach
Angela draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered listening to fit each person's needs. Angela's background includes work in special education, hospice care for older adults, and addiction treatment settings. She has provided art therapy and individual counseling for people living with severe and persistent mental illness.
She has also delivered education for family members through the National Alliance on Mental Illness and worked in acute psychiatric settings at a medical center in Kansas City, Missouri. Those varied roles shaped a practical, problem-solving approach. Angela says she is open minded and flexible; she adapts methods to what helps a parent or individual right now.
She also understands how confusing it can be to navigate services, because she has personal experience supporting family members with mental illness. In sessions she focuses on small, usable changes. That might mean practicing a short breathing exercise, planning a manageable routine, identifying values that guide parenting, or trying a new communication skill.
The goal is clearer thinking and calmer days for parents and caregivers.
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
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Angela lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven work you can reach online
Angela commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, so they can take actions that match their values. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and offering empathy so a person can explore what matters and make their own choices.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit the situation, and adjust the plan over time. That process helps find strategies that feel useful in everyday life rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a longer session is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging allow quick check-ins, homework feedback, or a series of short conversations across a week. These options offer flexibility for parents balancing work, childcare, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Angela
What concerns does Angela help with?
She works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and attention-related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions emphasize practical, easy-to-use strategies and listening that centers the client's goals. She blends acceptance-based ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, and client-centered support to match each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working in settings that include special education, hospice care, addiction treatment, and acute psychiatric services.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Missouri and practices from that region.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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